Mounties get their men -- each other

[Canadian Socialist]

The Force is with them as RCMP officers to wed
By DAN ARSENAULT Staff Reporter

METEGHAN — On a Friday night in Yarmouth this June, Const. Jason Tree and Const. David Connors will don their scarlet dress uniforms, stand before family, friends and co-workers and wed in the first same-sex marriage in the RCMP’s storied history.

In an interview in their Meteghan home Wednesday afternoon, the men said they’ve had great support from the national police force, the community and their families.

"I’ve never had a single problem," said Const. Tree, 27, a native of Fredericton, who has worked in southwestern Nova Scotia for six years and is posted in Meteghan.

The pair, who’ve dated since meeting at the University of New Brunswick more than eight years ago, will be married by a justice of the peace at the Rodd Grand Hotel on June 30. Each will write his own vows, and each will have a best man. They expect plenty of fellow officers to attend and have yet to decide if they’ll have their colleagues form an honour guard for them. They plan to honeymoon in France and England.

Congratulations, you two... more with a lovely picture

[Kutjara]

1. Yay!

A fine example of how a sane society handles things. What a refreshing change.

(the link is dead, btw).

[Canadian Socialist]

3. Sorry!

I forgot to remove the initial http. All fixed now. Ta.

[Bluebear]

2. Heartiest congratulations, eh?? PHOTO>>>>>>>>>

MANY years of happiness!

[rodeodance]

6. twins?

[Canadian Socialist]

7. Swoon!

They will look so handsome in their dress reds. I hope they go for the honour guard.

[Bluebear]

30. :)

[tuvor]

4. I wonder if Stephen Harper will send a congratulatory note.

[LibertyorDeath]

13. Has Hell Frozen Over.

:)

[rodeodance]

5. gosh, just a few miles nort-regular people carrying on their lives without

fear. nice. very nice.

[Canadian Socialist]

9. Isn't your government having closed door meetings

re: equal marriage now? Or am I thinking of something else?

[karlrschneider]

8. Shit. And me born 40 years too soon & way too far south.

;-)

[tuvor]

10. Only two more recommndatonsneeded. n/t

[crispini]

11. That is SO ROMANTIC.

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww. :loveya:

[MazeRat7]

12. I hear a song..."I'm a lumberjack and I'm ok".....

...sorry... I've had this Monty Python thing running in my head for days... from the Ministry of Silly Hats (Kadafi) to the Dead Parrot skit (kind of like the Rove/TO deal)... "He's not dead... he is only sleeping...."


Nevermind... I shut up now.

MZr7

[flygal]

14. Great story - thanks for sharing.

I love any story of happy couples. They've been together longer than a lot of marriages.

[Raster]

15. Congrats!! And two Canadian hotties to boooot!

[Stinky The Clown]

16. How perfectly wonderful it would be

to live in a free and caring country.

Ours used to be heading in that direction .... once upon a time ......

[Kurovski]

17. Isn't there anyone in Parliment claiming that

this is just one step away from letting a man marry his moose?

Lucky hosers, I guess they have way less right-wing screwballs in their government.

Congrats! :toast:

[lies and propaganda]

18. Ooooh Canada!

very nice!

[Bassic]

19. That's great for them

And I hope they don't get too much flak from their co-workers for it. (No idea what the general sentiment in the RCMP is, but from my experience a lot of cops are rather intolerant of homosexuals)

[SaveAmerica]

20. Brokeback Mounties...

With a happy ending

[Kurovski]

26. Cute! I like it.

:thumbsup:

[ThomCat]

21. That is awesome!

I hope their friends do the honor guard. That would be such a statement...

[Rowdyboy]

22. What a very sweet story! My favorite line.....

"Although they have a lot of support from fellow officers, they aren’t immune to teasing and have heard joking remarks about being Brokeback Mounties.

"I’ve heard that, and it’s funny," Const. Connors said."

[SaveAmerica]

23. Oops, I guess I should have read the article, I guess I thought I'd

be the only one to think of that : ).

[Rowdyboy]

24. "Great minds think alike"

Or so they say! :)

[Canadian Socialist]

28. Considering that "Brokeback Mountain" was filmed in Canada

we kinda know the terminology, eh. heeee.

[DS1]

25. So THAT'S why matcom is driving to Canada today!

[Az_lefty]

27. I thought only lumberjacks behaved this way...

:sarcasm:

[Lisa]

29. something else -- same-sex marriage now on the 2006 census forms ...

(although in an awkwardly-worded way, which the government has promised to fix in time for 2011).

http://www.egale.ca/index.asp?item=1308

Most of the provinces have endorsed same-sex weddings for a couple of years now, so it's on its way to becoming part of normal life. Doesn't get reported unless the circumstances of the participants are a bit different -- both police officers, or politicians, or military personnel, for example.

http://novanewsnet.ukings.ns.ca/nova_news_3588_3891.html

It's nice to see a good-news Mountie story! People are still shaken up about those rookies who were killed in Alberta, not long ago ... and seeing this young couple, who seem happy and supported by their colleagues, is a joy indeed.