Polygamy finally comes under judicial scrutiny in a British Columbia courtroom

If, as prime minister Pierre Trudeau previously opined, the state has no business in the bedrooms of our nation, then this is a test case worth pursuing.

OTTAWA— In a court room in British Columbia, the practice of polygamy is finally coming under judicial scrutiny. The law banning it has ample supporters, and a sliver of critics who would use the Charter to defend their right to polygamous marriage as an affront to their religion and/or fre...

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