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Originally Posted by slickguy55
No not really. I don't think that not having marriage benefits qualifies a person as a "second class citizen", that is a gross over-exaggeration. That would mean any single person who is lacking those benefits is also a second class citizen. Not to mention, the lack of the benefits doesn't come with harassment, being disregarded from protection of laws, and it doesn't limit their ability to get a career.
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No. Denying people the right to these benefits specifically because they are of a certain group is treating a person as a second-class citizen.
Section 15 in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms states: "Every individual is equal before and under the law and has the right to the equal protection and equal benefit of the law without discrimination."