Solemnization of marriage is an example where Canadian institutions recognize status acquired abroad, even though most marriage laws around the world are discriminatory if seen through 21st - century Canadian eyes. (slaw.ca)
The court ruled that the policy in question violates Section 17 (1)(b) of the Citizenship Regulations under the Citizenship Act, which requires that a citizenship judge «administer the oath of citizenship with dignity and solemnity, allowing the greatest possible freedom in the religious solemnization or the solemn affirmation thereof.» (slaw.ca)
Why is it religious and sectarian when an elementary school teacher prays in front of a class room of children, but a mere nonreligious solemnization when a President stands in front of the nation and swears, on a Bible, so help him God, to carry out the office to which he has been entrusted? (firstthings.com)