January 10, 2012
Should polygamy be banned in Canada? It’s still a valid question, but do former special prosecutor Richard Peck a favour and leave him out of it. The Vancouver lawyer was appointed to the polygamy investigation in 2007, where he recommended not pressing misconduct charges against Bountiful, B.C. individuals, but now makes it clear he wants no role ...
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October 6, 2011
Hidden away in the Laurentian Mountains of Quebec, a sect of Hasidic Jews, called Lev Tahor, have resided for years. Women and girls dress in head-to-toe veils, marry young, and are allowed barely any contact outside the community. Two teenage girls, age 13 and 15, were found by authorities on their way to Lev Tahor and ...
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January 25, 2010
Although the Prophet Mohammed married a nine year old girl, marriages to minors are no longer justified, according to a senior Saudi cleric. The issues has been at the forefront of debate since it was reported that a man offered his 8 year old daughter in marriage to a 47 year old man to settle ...