Because of the high public pressure the justice minister was under, she fought her bureaucrats and had an amendment included at the very beginning of the bill, right after the title, that is meant to reassure Canadians that the bill will not affect the meaning of the word “marriage”.
Cédant aux énormes pressions du public, la ministre a combattu ses collaborateurs et fait ajouter un amendement au début du projet de loi, tout juste après le titre, et selon lequel les modifications ne changent pas le sens du terme mariage.