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Angus Reid Global Monitor : Polls & Research
Canadians Split On Same-Sex Marriage
(CPOD) Feb. 5, 2004 - Canadians remain divided over homosexual marriage, according to a poll by Ipsos-Reid released by CTV and the Globe and Mail. 47 per cent agree with changing the country's existing laws to include same-sex couples, while 49 per cent disagree.
The Canadian provinces of Ontario and British Columbia have allowed homosexual marriage after separate court rulings. On Jul. 17, 2003, the Canadian government introduced legislation designed to eventually enable same-sex couples all across the country to legally wed.
Liberal leader Paul Martin took over as prime minister on Dec. 12, 2003. Martin has asked the Supreme Court of Canada to review the constitutionality of same-sex unions.
Polling Data
Prime minister Paul Martin should change Canada's marriage laws to include same sex couples. Do you agree or disagree?
--Agree-- | --47%-- |
Strongly agree | 26% |
Somewhat agree | 21% |
--Disagree-- | --49%-- |
Somewhat disagree | 11% |
Strongly disagree | 38% |
Source: Ipsos-Reid / CTV / The Globe and Mail
Methodology: Interviews to 1,055 Canadian adults, conducted from Jan. 13 to Jan. 15, 2004. Margin of error is 3.1 per cent.