We have a lot of case law and common law in this country that when there is an absence of statute law, Parliament can fill that void by passing a statute and that it would not necessarily be unconstitutional if it differs from what the court may envisage in that absence. Parliament could just as easily pass a statute law respecting the traditional definition of marriage and put forward that compromised position of civil unions without it being unconstitutional.
Le Parlement pourrait tout aussi facilement adopter une loi respectant la définition traditionnelle du mariage et présenter cette solution de compromis concernant les unions civiles, sans que ce soit inconstitutionnel.
