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States that in spring 1999 the Canadian Supreme Court has ruled against the heterosexual definition of spouse under Ontario's Family Law Act. Public reaction to the ruling and the 1998 Vriend ruling; The decision based on a previous ruling that sexual orientation is a protected personal characteristic; Assertion of Justice Peter Cory on same-sex couples; View of dissenting justice, Charles Gonthier; Provincial capitulation to the court. INSET: M vs. H is just the beginning.

Discusses the reaction of various Christian communities in Canada to Ontario's same-sex marriage bill. Actions of militant homosexuals and their supporters in the federal government; Moves by Catholics and Evangelicals. INSETS: The gay-friendly United and Anglican elites, by J.W.;How Christians understand the natural order, by J.W.;Rome shuts the door on clerical feminism, by J.W..

Examines the ruling of Madam Justice Anne Russell that Alberta's Individual's Rights Protection Act should include sexual orientation as a protected category. If unchallenged, Russell's decision will give homosexuals the legal right to present complaints to the Alberta Human Rights Commission. Background of Delwin Vriend's claim filed at Edmonton's Court of Queen's Bench; Debate about the power of courts to make law; Examples.

Examines the implications of the stance taken by Alberta Premier Ralph Klein applying human rights legislation to sexual orientation. Actions implying that public opinion is irrelevant; Anger among social and fiscal conservatives; Implications of the Vriend ruling applying only to employment and housing; Views of F.L. Ted Morton, University of Calgary; Political alternatives for conservatives; Possibility of vote split on the right; More.

Discusses the ruling of Alberta Court of Appeal Justice John McClung in the case Vriend vs. Alberta. The striking down of a 1994 ruling that allowed for homosexual marriages; The reaction to his ruling; The plans to appeal his ruling in 1997; The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Discusses some of the challenges facing political conservatives in Alberta in June of 1999. The meltdown of the Social Credit Party; Government approval for same-sex adoptions; The ruling by the Supreme Court of Canada that dictated spousal benefits for homosexuals; Groups like the Concerned Christian Coalition and the Canada Family Action Coalition that are trying to change Canadian politics; Outlook.

Reports on the various organizations that applied to intervene on the behalf of homosexual teacher Delwin Vriend who sued the Albertan government for its failure to protect gays. Organizations intervening on the side of the Albertan government; Provisions of Alberta's Individual's Rights Protection Act (IRPA); Issue about the source of law and morality. INSET: The tide keeps rising..

Reports on the issues concerning Canada's refugee system that admit refugees on the bases of sexual orientation and infection with AIDS. Charges that the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB) and the government expanded the meaning of refugee; Revelation of Artur Lasia, Polish homosexual who died of AIDS.

Announces that in January 1995, Justice Minister Allan Rock said he is deferring sexual orientation amendments to the Canadian Human Rights Act (CHRA) until after the passage of embattled Bill C-41. Why homosexual activists are worried; How evidence is coming up that Rock is being slowed by fellow Liberal MPs.

States that there is a split in the Liberal caucus over the Canadian government's new `hate crime' legislation, Bill C-41, over the inclusion of the term `sexual orientation.' Prime Minister Jean Chretien's support for pro-gay amendments to this new legislation; What the bill calls for; Opinion that the Liberal coalition opposed to the sexual orientation phrase has an uphill battle against the government.

Reveals that Federal Justice Minister Allan Rock has announced he is preparing the necessary legislation to include sexual orientation in the Canadian Human Rights Act. A form of catch-up; Ruling from Ontario Court of Appeal on Haig and Birch v. Canada (1991); Benefits of putting sexual orientation into legislation.

Reports the stance of Vancouver Archbishop Adam Exner regarding the Canadian government's extension of spousal pension benefits to homosexual public servants. Exner's view that homosexuality is immoral and that the government was eroding the institution of marriage; Views of British Columbia Attorney General Ujjal Dosanjh; How survivor benefits are paid; Survivor benefits and common law marriage; Double moral standard; More.

Discusses the legal implications of the ruling by the Canadian Supreme Court that sexual orientation is covered by Alberta's human rights code. Premier Ralph Klein's endorsement of the Vriend ruling; Ways in which Klein's endorsement is wrong; Application of the ruling to employment and housing; Politicians' relationships with activist courts; Tie between judicial activism and the government.

Reports on the ruling by Canadian Justice John McClung of the Alberta Court of Appeals that overturned a decision ordering legislators to add protection for homosexuals to the province's human rights law. The case being brought by homosexual activist Delwin Vriend, the Gay and Lesbian Awareness Society of Edmonton, and other groups; The legal and political implications of such a ruling.

Reports on a controversial decision by Edmonton, Alberta Mayor Bill Smith refusing to proclaim June 22, 1996 as Gay Awareness Day. Reaso

Reports on a ruling by a Canadian Human Rights Tribunal granting spousal benefits to homosexuals employed by the federal government. Pas

Reports on developments pertaining to gay rights in Canada. Passage of Bill C-33, the Canadian Human Rights Act; Comments by Justice Minister Allan Rock; Implications of the bill; Planned future legislation on gay rights.

Looks at several social issues relevant to Canada in June of 1999. Opinions in Canada about relations between the United States and Russia in the wake of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization action in Yugoslavia; The Waste Report, a Web site compiled by John Williams to discusse government waste; Movie critics John Simon and James Bowman; How homosexuals have responded to the Supreme Court of Canada's decision to extend spousal benefits to homosexuals.

Focuses on new organization established to combat the Liberal Party's `sexual orientation' bill C-41 in Canada. Coalition of Concerned Canadians (CCC); Ethnic and religious groups; How organization established; Description of bill C-41; Comments from Dr. Khaleb Hashem of the Council of Arab Canadian Associations on CCC stance on new bill C-41.

Reports that Community Development Minister Gary Mar said in February 1995 that most Albertans are ready for legislative protection for homosexuals, even though the province has no plans to take such a step.

Discusses the nature of the opposition that Catholic Archbishop Ambrozic incurred when he joined evangelical members of the Canadian Protestant clergy in opposing a `same-sex benefits' bill brought before the Ottawa legislature. Lessons Christians can learn from what Ambrozic did.

Examines the efforts of Ontario Attorney-General Marion Boyd to amend that province's human rights law to extend spousal benefits and the right to adopt children to homosexuals. The bill passed first reading in the Ontario legislature by a margin of 57 to 52. Boyd's plan to replace opposite sex with either sex in the current definition of spouse in the Ontario Human Rights Act; Fear that the NDP could do considerable damage before the election; Comments.

Reveals that cracks have begun appearing in the federal Liberal caucus over Justice Minister Allan Rock's pledge to introduce a bill on gay rights before the end of 1994. Possible creation of a family caucus within the Liberal party; Four Liberal MPs publicly opposed to the legislation: Tim Wappel, Rex Crawford, Derek Lee and Roseanne Skoke; Open battle over homosexual rights resolutions; Association of Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Liberals.

Discusses the ruling of Court of Queen's Bench Justice Anne Russell which `read in' legal protection for homosexual rights to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Alberta Justice Minister Ken Rostad has announced the province will challenge her decision before Alberta's Court of Appeal. Background of the case; Russell's legal precedent; Why the Delwin Vriend case is headed for the Supreme Court itself.

Announces the government of Alberta will appeal a Court of Queen's Bench decision which `read in' sexual orientation as a protected right under Alberta Individual Rights Protection Act. Madam Justice Anne Russell made that decision in favor of Delwin Vriend, fired from Edmonton's Kings University College because his openly gay lifestyle was incompatible with the college's values.

Suggests that Madam Justice Anne Russell of the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench, in her ruling that the Alberta government shall consider homosexuals a protected species under the Individual's Rights Protection Act, has proclaimed herself a legislator although she was never elected to legislate. Other senior unelected politicians how have been made the final authority of the land; Claim that Canada's system of appointing judges is undemocratic and ultimately unworkable.

Examines the warning from government house leader Stockwell Day that inclusion of `sexual orientation' in Alberta's Individual's Rights Protection Act will ultimately lead to official approval of pedophilia. Why the North American Man-Boy Love Association thinks Madam Justice Anne Russell's ruling will help them abolish age of consent laws; Comments from Leland Stevenson, NAMBLA spokesman; Liberal leader Laurence Decore demands the government not appeal the Vriend ruling.

Says that although neither the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms nor Alberta's Individual's Rights Protection Act mentions the words `sexual orientation,' Madam Justice Anne Russell decided both laws were meant to include the phrase. Basis for the Delwin Vriend decision; Russell's reliance on Ontario's `Haig and Birch' decision; Charge the court made a dangerous assumption.

Cites an article by Shelley Bentley in the January 1994 issue of `Bar Talk,' which says four of the most common deductions allowed under the Canadian Income Tax Act favor homosexual couples over married heterosexual couples. Announcement by federal Justice Minister Allan Rock on same-sex partners receiving survivors' benefits; Inaction by Ottawa.

Examines the case of Delwin Vriend, who filed a complaint with the Alberta Human Rights Commission following his firing from The King's University College because he was a practicing homosexual. Why the AHRC refused to deal with his case; His court case; Argument the province should include sexual orientation in its human rights legislation; Argument of Vriend's lawyer, Victor Leginsky; Pros and cons on whether or not Vriend will win his case.

Discusses the impact of public reaction to Canada's Supreme Court ruling in the Vriend case, making sexual orientation a protected category within Alberta's human rights law. Initial decision of Premier Ralph Klein to accept the decision; Klein's comments on the duties of legislative assemblies and the Parliament of Canada; Comments of Roy Beyer, president of the Canadian family Action Coalition.

Criticizes the decision of Alberta Premier Ralph Klein to submit to the ruling by the Canadian Supreme Court which is forcing the Alberta legislature to add a provision about sexual orientation to its human rights code. Speculation about why Klein waited so long to submit, if he truly felt that homosexuals deserved the protection of the law; The changing attitudes about right and wrong behavior; Klein's success in splitting the conservative party in Alberta.

Reports on the efforts of the Canadian courts to deal with issues of the homosexual and lesbian communities. The concerns of gay rights with which the Supreme Court is dealing; The support of the Canadian Human Rights Commission is a case; Comments from both sides. INSET: Truth becomes a hate crime..

Mentions the notice placed by the University of Alberta encouraging partners of homosexual staff to apply for dental and life insurance benefits. The approval of the policy by the board of governors.

Reprints a reply by Thomas Fleming in the December 1996 `Chronicles' concerning the passage by the US Congress of the Defense of Marriage Act. The Act in response to the legalization by Hawaii of homosexual marriages.

Reports on US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's dissent on the court's ruling concerning the granting of special status to homosexuals. Comments on Scalia's thoughts on the difficulty of Christian beliefs.

Comments on statements made by Canadian Reformist Preston Manning about the rights of homosexuals' as he rejected the Canadian Liberal Party's proposed bill on the matter. Mr. Manning's suggestion of an Equal Opportunities Tribunal; Decisions by Canadian human rights tribunals.

Reports that Delwin Vriend's lawyers plan to appeal his loss in the Alberta Court of Appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada. The case relating to his 1991 firing from Edmonton's The King's University College for flaunting his homosexuality.