The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Canada" id="mwAUg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Government of Canada">Government of Canada</a> introduces the <i id="mwAUk"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Marriage_Act" id="mwAUo" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Civil Marriage Act">Civil Marriage Act</a></i>. This legislation would become law on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_20" id="mwAUs" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="July 20">July 20</a>, 2005, legalizing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_marriage" id="mwAUw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Same-sex marriage">same-sex marriage</a>.