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Two political scientists at the University of Alberta argue consummation of marriage as a requirement for Canadian citizenship should be abolished. It's "a vestige of an especially antiquated ...

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A legal definition of what constitutes consummation of gay marriage, or its breakdown through adultery, is proving so elusive that ministers may leave it up to judges to decide. The government has ...