November 23, 2011
Today the Supreme Court of Canada decided whether polygamy is a constitutional right or simply a marriage option for people with varying tastes. The court has been listening to arguments for and against why polygamy should be legalized. This topic was brought to the court’s attention in relation to the Mormon fundamentalist group residing commune ...
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November 3, 2011
Women in Québec are being disproportionately affected by laws that are making the province increasingly secular. Two years ago 80 members of the En Route Foundation, a Catholic lay group, gathered in a hall rented from the city and watched an inspirational video. They prayed, celebrated mass and ate a potluck lunch. Sound suspicious? Maybe not to us regular folks ...
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September 29, 2010
In a landmark ruling, a judge has ruled the prostitution laws in Canada are unconstitutional, because they contribute to the danger faced by sex workers. Prostitution has never been illegal itself, but everything related to it has been — from living off the avails of prostitution, to running a bawdy house. The result it that ...
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