Prime Minister Stephen Harper: Department Of Justice

Federal Lawyer Dept: One high-profile columnist has already written an angry blog post over the news, which comes out of a case in Ontario where a federal lawyer argued two women couldn't get divorced because they aren't Canadian residents and their marriage isn't recognized where they live , according to CBC. Prime Minister Stephen Harper said he wasn't aware of the details of the case. A source said the prime minister's office wasn't aware of the specifics of the arguments of the Department of Justice and americans who married their same-sex partners in Canada say they're dumbfounded a government lawyer is arguing their unions aren't valid. The two women, whose names are protected by a court order, were married in Canada but live in Florida and England. INFOGRAPHIC Same-sex marriages by the numbers A statistical snapshot of gay and lesbian unions in Canada (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.