Phyllis Siegel & Connie Kopelov, first same-sex couple to marry in Manhattan, NY.

Today our project Game Changer examines Canada's influence in the world-wide fight for same-sex marriage rights. Even as the Justice Minister was pledging to close a "legislative gap" late last week over divorcing same-sex couples, gay rights activists world-wide were on edge watching it unfold. Our laws in Canada reverberate across the globe.

(Photo credit: AP/Jason DeCrow)