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Bill C-38, An Act respecting certain aspects of legal capacity for marriage for civil purposes, signed into law July 20, 2005 [bill authorizing same-sex marraige across Canada, introduced after courts in seven provinces ruled that the country's traditional definition of marriage violated the Charter of Rights and Freedoms]. Read the full text of the law here. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.