— A decades-long constitutional debate over Canada’s polygamy law is set to flare up again Tuesday, six years after a British Columbia Supreme Court ruled plural marriage is a crime. Winston Blackmore of Bountiful, B.C., is expected to argue the law infringes on his freedom of religion and expression. This week’s proceedings are the latest attempt to test whether Canada’s polygamy law violates the Constitution. The following year, the provincial government appointed a third special prosecutor who approved charges against Blackmore and Oler in 2014. Findings of guilt against both Blackmore and Oler won’t be entered as convictions until a decision is made in the constitutional debate.

Source: National Post November 06, 2017 20:28 UTC