Wandering the (Canadian) Rainbow, Part Three

A few weeks back, on a summertime visit to my family in Montreal, I wrote about two of my parents' closest friends, a couple for 25 years, planning to finally tie the knot now that gay marriage is official and legally enshrined in Canada at a federal level — one of only a handful of countries where this right exists. More surprising to me was that my father, an attorney, was to officiate at the ceremony. Most surprising of all, however, was the overall blasé-ness of all parties involved...