Department of Justice
Lisa Hitch,
Senior Counsel, Policy Sector, Family, Children and Youth Section
Raymond MacCallum,
Senior Counsel, Human Rights Law Section, Public Law and Legislative Services Sector
Crossroads Christian Communications
House of Commons
Kelly-Ann Benoit,
Protocol Officer, International and Inteparliamentary Affairs Directorate
As an individual
Bruce Ryder,
Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School
Hugo Cyr,
Professor of Public Law, Faculty of Political Science and Law, Université du Québec à Montréal
Focus on the Family Canada
Anna Marie White,
Director, Family Policy
Terence Rolston,
President
Ontario Gurudwara's Committee
Gerald Chipeur,
Partner, Miller Thomson LLP
Christian Reformed Churches in Canada
Christina Pleizier,
Co-Chair, Committee for Contact with the Government
Mike Hogeterp,
Research and Communications Coordinator, Committee for Contact with the Government
Home School Legal Defence Association
Paul Faris,
Executive Director and Senior Legal Counsel
As an individual
David Novak
, University of Toronto
Nicole Dufour,
Lawyer, Research and Legislation Service
Defend Marriage Coalition
Charles McVety,
Senior Director
Roy Beyer,
Operations Director
Katherine Young,
Professor, McGill University
Coalition of Canadian Liberal Rabbis
Joanne Cohen,
Coordinator
As an individual
Peter Lauwers,
Lawyer, Miller Thomson LLP
Coalition québécoise pour la reconnaissance des conjoints et conjointes de même sexe
Évangéline Caldwell,
Spokesperson
Vaad Harabbonim of Toronto
Hon. Michael A. Brown,
Member, Public Advocacy Office
Saul Anisfeld,
Vice-President, Agudath Israel of Toronto
Canadian Unitarian Council
Brian Kopke,
Reverend, First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa
Elizabeth Bowen,
Past President
Roman Catholic Diocese of Calgary
Daniel Cere,
Professor, McGill University, Institute for the Study of Marriage Law and Culture
Chinese Canadian National Council
Jonas Ma,
President, Ottawa Chapter
As an individual
David Brown,
Barrister and Solicitor
Canadian Islamic Congress
Canadian Psychological Association
Karen R. Cohen,
Associate Executive Director and Registrar
Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada
Ted Seres,
National Coordinator, Specialized Ministries
Canadian Bar Association
James Lebo,
Member, Legislation and Law Reform Committee
Sean Foreman,
Chair, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Conference
Islamic Council of Imams-Canada
McGill Centre for Medicine, Ethics and Law
Margaret Somerville,
Samuel Gale Professor of Law
Gwendolyn Landolt,
National Vice-President
Law Commission of Canada
Lorraine Pelot,
Senior Research Officer
Nathalie Des Rosiers,
President
United Church of Canada
Anne Squire,
Former Moderator
Choice Okoro,
Program Officer, Human Rights and Reconciliation Initiatives
World Sikh Organization of Canada
Ajit Singh Sahota,
President
Anne Lowthian,
Executive Director
Canadian Labour Congress
Marie Clarke-Walker,
Executive Vice-President
Catholic Civil Rights League
Richard Bastien,
Director, National Capital Region
Pat O'Brien,
Member of Parliament
Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbian and Gay Persons (Canada)
Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops
Most Rev. Marcel Gervais,
Archbishop, Diocese of Ottawa
Christian Legal Fellowship
Ruth Ross,
Executive Director
Valerie Hazlett Parker,
Lawyer
Evangelical Fellowship of Canada
Bruce Clemenger,
President
Janet Buckingham,
Director, Law and Public Policy
Jubilee Centre for Christian Social Action
Rev. Dominic Tse,
President
Canadians for Equal Marriage
Alex Munter,
National Coordinator
Egale Canada
Laurie Arron,
Director, Advocacy
Department of Justice
Lisa Hitch,
Senior Counsel, Policy Sector, Family, Children and Youth Section
Hon. Irwin Cotler,
Minister of Justice
Department of Justice
Lisa Hitch,
Senior Counsel, Policy Sector, Family, Children and Youth Section
Hon. Irwin Cotler,
Minister of Justice