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Same-sex marriage in Canada, an Uncommon card
Same-sex marriage was progressively introduced in several provinces and territories of Canada by court decisions beginning in 2003 before being legally recognized nationwide with the enactment of the Civil Marriage Act on July 20, 2005.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 87
- DEF
- 86
- Power
- 173
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 42,000
Power 173 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Same-sex marriage in Canada quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Same-sex marriage in Canada card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
In which decade?
On June 10, ____, the Court of Appeal for Ontario issued a decision immediately legalizing same-sex marriage in Ontario, thereby becoming the first province where it was legal.
Answer
2000s. On June 10, 2003, the Court of Appeal for Ontario issued a decision immediately legalizing same-sex marriage in Ontario, thereby becoming the first province where it was legal. From the Same-sex marriage in Canada article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Same-sex marriage in Canada. Same-sex marriage in Canada 87 · 2017 Zimbabwean coup d'état 83 · Danny Davis 80 · Mindaugas 76 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
1970. 1970 64,000 · Same-sex marriage in Canada 42,000 · James Mueller 17,000 · Alexander Green 2,200 Wikipedia reads over a year.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- On June 10, 2003, the Court of Appeal for Ontario issued a decision immediately legalizing same-sex marriage in Ontario, thereby becoming the first province where it was legal.
- The introduction of a federal gender-neutral marriage definition made Canada the fourth country in the world, and the first country outside Europe, to legally recognize same-sex marriage throughout its borders.
- Before the federal recognition of same-sex marriage, court decisions had already introduced it in eight out of ten provinces and one of three territories, whose residents collectively made up about 90 percent of Canada's population.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Same-sex marriage in Canada article was read about 42,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 87 and blocks with 86: each hit it takes is cut by 34 %.
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Text : Wikipedia, Same-sex marriage in Canada (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : MapGrid, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
