CRIM 135 Study Guide - Administrative Law
12 Jun 2013
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The year is 2005 and the government of alberta is opposed to same-sex marriage. It is particularly angry because the federal government has just passed a law called the. Equality in marriage act that defines marriage as the union of any two people to the exclusion of all others . In response to the federal statute, the alberta government has passed its own law, called the traditional marriage act that defines marriage as the union of one man and one woman to the exclusion of all others . They strongly believe they should have the legal right to get married, and they are very vocal about this. They have decided to get married in a ceremony in their hometown of calgary, When the alberta government hears about this, they decide to do something about it. The alberta government learns that edward owns a bar, so the government takes away his liquor licence.
