Upcoming still:
November 25 Vancouver Women’s Poly Meet
November 27 Ottawa-Polyamory Meet
November 29 Vancouver Men’s Poly Meet

Trial begins November 22! Please fundraise or donate! Consider holding a poly community pub night or event for the CPAA. We have been operating a very tight, totally volunteer driven campaign on a very limited budget and we’re now starting to have expenses in excess of our $1,100 of seed money.

The incredible irony is that this law, regardless of its actual interpretation in court, brands us as criminals without any evidence of any actual harm being done and in the process can actually bring harm to us and our children. Section 293 potentially victimizes a group of people in this country who do no harm, who are doing the best they can, and, by any measure, are not substantially different from anyone else in this country.

“We are starting a process that our children’s cohort will benefit from, just
like gay youth are benefiting from the activism of the previous generation.”

“Even though our application was rejected, I think the exercise was valuable in familiarizing the judge with polyamory generally, in starting the discussion in the media, and in getting clearer where the prov AG is thinking.”

The Canadian Polyamory Advocacy Association (CPAA) is doing a short survey on polyamorous households in Canada where 3 OR MORE ADULTS ARE LIVING OR HAVE LIVED TOGETHER in a form of “conjugal union”. The CPAA intends to use this information to give Canadian courts and governments information about the number and type of polyamorous Canadian households. The survey is located at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/XT8PM82 5 required questions. Approximately 4 minutes. (Total: 15
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It is easier to stand up for your cause when you know that you do not stand alone. We appreciate your support.

“Polyamory” is one of several words for describing multi-partner intimate relationships. The community that identifies with this term has certain core values, including gender equality, self-determination, free choice for all involved, mutual trust, and equal respect among partners. When speaking technically, we use Wikipedia’s definition of the word “polyamory”. We believe it’s the most discussed, the most carefully considered, and thus the most legitimate definition: “Polyamory is the practice, desire,
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VANCOUVER — January 28, 2010 — Members of Canada’s polyamory community have applied to become an intervener in the B.C. government’s challenge of section 293 of the Criminal Code of Canada — Canada’s anti-polygamy law. The application, filed in BC Supreme Court yesterday, is on behalf of the Canadian Polyamory Advocacy Association (CPAA).

Polyamory, sometimes referred to as responsible or ethical non-monogamy, is the practice, desire, or acceptance of having more than one intimate relationship at a time with the consent of everyone involved. Section 293 forbids both polygamy and any kind of conjugal union with more than one person at the same time and as such infringes on people’s ability to practice polyamory if the relationships involve cohabitation.

It is not appropriate for a law which criminalizes loving, committed, consensual relationships to remain on the books, even if it not presently being enforced. Former Prime Minister Pierre E. Trudeau once famously said “there is no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation”. Similarly, we believe there is no place for the state in determining the relationships of the nation. If a law is to remain
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