Hooray for the Family!
in case you haven't heard...

This week an Ontario court ruled that a child had three parents: his two moms and his biological dad. Of course, the "family" values crowd are rather upset by this because they only value one kind of family.

There are calls for an appeal. Of course, just as with equal marriage, there are those who feel that this is the end of Society As We Know It. Alarmists are doing their best to convince the public that the courts will be assigning every child dozens of parents starting next week. Some are pointing out that this could make custody battles very complicated (up until now, apparently, custody battles have all been very straightforward...). Different kinds of families are the handbasket that'll carry us to Hell.

As you might have guessed, I welcome any changes to family law that help strengthen the loving relationships Ontarians have with one another. So, I wrote to my MPP:

Dear Rosario Marchese,

I am writing to you in response to an Ontario Court's recognition this week of the fact that children can have more than two parents. I am delighted and encouraged to hear that Ontario is recognizing that families come in different shapes and sizes.

I am also writing to express to you the importance I place on this, as your constituent. There is talk that the ruling may be appealed. I believe that, on the contrary, the ruling should be celebrated.

I am interested to know what work you and your party are doing to ensure that no "definition" of family impedes the happiness and love shared by any set of Ontarians. If you could send me information about your stand on this matter, I would greatly appreciate it.

With thanks for your work and attention,

-Andrew