Canada: Both sides of polygamy debate fear the law

Toronto Star: “Only in Canada would this be a matter of constitutional challenge—which just goes to show how far the Charter of Rights and Freedoms has been co-opted, manipulated, to turn fundamental concepts on their head in the ever-unravelling tapestry of classic Western democracy . . . While practitioners of plural marriage . . . have come forward to defend their lifestyle . . . so, too, have misguided sectarian allies added their support for striking down a law they claim criminalizes unconventional relationships.”