(CPOD) Aug. 31, 2003 – Californians rate below the national average in opposition to same-sex marriage, according to a poll by Field. 50 per cent of respondents are against gay and lesbian unions.
(CPOD) Aug. 28, 2003 – American opposition to same-sex marriage is on the rise, according to a poll by Opinion Dynamics released by Fox News. 62 per cent of respondents are against gay and lesbian unions.
(CPOD) Aug. 27, 2003 – Quebec residents are split over homosexual marriage, according to a poll by CROP published in La Presse. 48 per cent of respondents in the Canadian province agree with offering gay and lesbian partners the same legal rights as married couples, while 42 per cent disagree.
(CPOD) Aug. 20, 2003 – Americans remain opposed to same-sex marriage, according to a poll by International Communications Research released by the Associated Press. 52 per cent of respondents would back a law that would effectively forbid gay and lesbian spouses.
(CPOD) Aug. 6, 2003 – Support for homosexual marriages in Canada appears to be affected by religion, according to a poll by Environics Research. 56 per cent of Catholic respondents agree with offering gay and lesbian partners the same legal rights as married couples, while 58 per cent of Protestants disagree.
(CPOD) Jul. 28, 2003 – Most Americans are far from endorsing same-sex marriages, but opposition to the idea has diminished over the past seven years, according to a poll by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press. 38 per cent of respondents support allowing gay and lesbian couples to wed, an 11 per cent increase since 1996.
As with free trade in 1988, same-sex marriage, pot law may decide election.
Angus ReidCanWest News Service According to Rick Mercer, Canada’s resident satirist, the summer of 2003 witnessed the dawn of a new era when “we woke up and suddenly were a European country.”
(CPOD) Jul. 19, 2003 – Same-sex marriage advocates face a tough battle in Alberta, according to a poll by Ipsos-Reid released by CFCN and the Globe and Mail. 57 per cent of residents in the Canadian province oppose wedlock for gay and lesbian couples.
(CPOD) Jun. 17, 2003 – A provincial court ruling that enables homosexual couples to marry has been received mostly with support from Canadians, according to a poll by the Centre for Research and Information. 53.3 per cent of respondents agree with the decision by the Ontario Court of Appeal.
