SSM IN SASKATCHEWAN: From the Globe and Mail

Saskatchewan has become the seventh Canadian jurisdiction to allow same-sex marriages.

Madam Justice Donna Wilson of the Court of Queen's Bench ruled Friday that the traditional definition of marriage, as it currently exists, discriminates against gay and lesbian couples.

Five couples who were denied marriage licences because they were not of the opposite sex filed a statement of claim seeking a declaratory judgment that the common-law definition of marriage be changed.

The group wanted the definition changed to read "two people to the exclusion of others," rather than "two people of the opposite sex." ...

"Marriage signifies societal recognition and affirmation of a relationship between two people who love each other and are committed to each other," said Lenore Swystun, who was part of the court challenge with her partner, Kelley Moore.

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