The B.C. Supreme court has upheld Canada’ polygamy laws. Chief Justice Robert Bauman in a 335-page decision ruled in favour of Section 293 of the Criminal Code which deemed polygamous marriages unconstitutional. “I have concluded that this case is essentially about harm,” wrote Chief Justice Robert Baumann. “This includes harm to women, to children, to society […]
Evangelical groups keeping a close eye on Bountiful polygamy case
The courts could be dealing with the legal status of polygamy “for at least five years,” following the arrest last week of Winston Blackmore and James Oler, both of whom are part of the Fundamentalist Latter Day Saints (FLDS) community in Bountiful, BC. That was the assessment of David Quist, executive director of the Institute […]