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Expanding Recognition of Foreign Polygamous Marriages: Policy Implications for Canada


  Author: Martha Bailey, Beverley Baines, Bita Amani, Amy Kaufman
Publisher: Status of Women Canada
Publication: Polygamy in Canada: Legal and Social Implications for Women and Children- A Collection of Policy Reports
Document Date:                  November 2005
Category: Marriage > Philosophy of Marriage
Related Categories:
Marriage > Other Marital Forms
Marriage > Polygamy
Public Policy > Future of the Family
Public Policy > Marriage
 

The authors of this report explore why they think foreign polygamous marriages should be recognized in Canada.  They explore how "plural unions" existing in Canada should be treated under the law and warn that Canada should be ready for a constitutional challenge to the two-person definition of marriage.

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