Section 293 of the Criminal Code of Canada Explicitly Bans

question 15

Essay

Section 293 of the Criminal Code of Canada explicitly bans polygamy and threatens offenders with a five-year prison term.Since marriage has already been legally redefined to include same-sex unions to meet equality provisions of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms,some argue that the ban on polygamy is most likely to offend the constitutional guarantee of "liberty"-the right to make key personal choices.What do you think? Should polygamy remain a criminal offence,or is polygamy between consenting adults nothing more than cohabitation? Discuss and substantiate your point of view using concepts and information learned in this chapter.

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