Fred Henry: I'm not sure of whether or not the plan was to use the hall for the solemnization. |
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However, although marriage is a federal area of jurisdiction, its solemnization is provincial. |
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Adler promoted the movement as a religion that included Sunday services, solemnization of marriages, and funerals. |
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The Marriage Act regulates the solemnization and registration of marriages, but does not apply to marriages contracted under customary law. |
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This clause, as drafted in the proposed legislation, deals with the solemnization of marriage which falls under provincial jurisdiction. |
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It is the provinces that have jurisdiction over the solemnization or the ceremonial requirement. |
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The jurisdiction for marriage is divided, with the provinces being responsible for the solemnization of marriage. |
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The solemnization of marriage might be outside the federal jurisdiction, but religious protections are well within this government's sphere. |
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You referred to the solemnization of marriage in the provinces and territories. |
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It dealt only with the solemnization of marriage, which is under provincial jurisdiction and not federal. |
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A marriage will be rendered void if at the time of solemnization any of the parties was lawfully married to another person. |
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It looked at a lot of the complicated issues in a highly intelligent way as to the state's role versus the church's role in the solemnization of marriage. |
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There was a constitutional fight, as we are prone to do in this country, and in the provinces you get solemnization and all other relationships, and in the federal government you get marriage and divorce. |
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Ion Sokhos, a friend of the couple who received a one-day solemnization certificate from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, officiated at the home of the bride's mother. |
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The reasons for preferring provincial competence over the solemnization of marriage must at least in part be a response to the more localized or community norms on marriage across the country. |
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To begin with the constitutional law question, I can offer the committee a very brief overview of how this amendment comes into conflict with provincial powers over the solemnization of marriage. |
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To act otherwise would be to inappropriately impact the ability of the provinces to exercise their constitutional power to make laws regarding the solemnization of marriage. |
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The solemnization of marriage is a provincial responsibility. |
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It's fairly settled law, I think, that it is within provincial constitutional competence over solemnization of marriage to set the minimum age for marriage. |
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In the context of marriage, solemnization refers to the performance of a ceremony. |
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Most if not all jurisdictions in the United States require solemnization in addition to a marriage license for there to be a legally valid marriage. |
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