The liberals can not get their proposal passed in the congress. They get around this issue by submitting to high judges. This practice violates the basic democratic principles. It is violation of the majority rights to satify small group's interest. All in all, the judges are appointed by PM, and Mr. Paul Martin just appointed too exterme leftist judges in the high court. Marriage is a sacred notion and should be respected by the majority. the same sex relationship should recognized legal, but not to the level a marriage has.