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06-04-2006, 10:10 PM
edmontonsun.com - Canada - Military same-sex unions not tracked (http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Canada/2006/06/04/1613783-sun.html): "OTTAWA -- Same-sex marriages are being performed on Canadian military bases but the actual number is being kept under wraps.
The first wedding, conducted by a United Church minister, took place a year ago when two male soldiers were married in a chapel at CFB Greenwood in Nova Scotia, under military guidelines that were established before federal legislation became law last July. While the first ceremony garnered some headlines at the time, the names of the sergeant and warrant officer remained private.
'There are chaplains in the CF ... whose denominations allow them to marry couples of the same-sex, and anecdotally, in addition to the marriage in Greenwood, we're aware that there have been one or more marriages either conducted by a CF chaplain or involving a CF member or members,' National Defence spokesman Joanna Calder told Sun Media.
But she couldn't give a precise number because the department doesn't track or collect figures on same-sex marriage."
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The first wedding, conducted by a United Church minister, took place a year ago when two male soldiers were married in a chapel at CFB Greenwood in Nova Scotia, under military guidelines that were established before federal legislation became law last July. While the first ceremony garnered some headlines at the time, the names of the sergeant and warrant officer remained private.
'There are chaplains in the CF ... whose denominations allow them to marry couples of the same-sex, and anecdotally, in addition to the marriage in Greenwood, we're aware that there have been one or more marriages either conducted by a CF chaplain or involving a CF member or members,' National Defence spokesman Joanna Calder told Sun Media.
But she couldn't give a precise number because the department doesn't track or collect figures on same-sex marriage."
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