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Winding up the policy consultations

Aug 26th, 2010 | By jbash

It’s time to start getting the rest of the policy statements adopted. If you have any changes or objections, post them now. We are taking comments from the entire community. You do not have to be a CPAA member, you do not have to be a CPAA volunteer, and in fact you don’t even have to be poly.



FAQ: The Litigation, the Law, and the Charter

Jun 16th, 2010 | By jbash

Here’s our FAQ on the section 293 litigation, s. 293 itself, how it connects to the charter, our position, our reasons for participating in the case, etc.



Some key survey results and a big thank you!

Jun 6th, 2010 | By CChanteuse

Hi fellow polyamorists. We’d like to thank you for your contribution to the CPAA 2010 survey. We have already used some of the results in court filings and will continue to use the results as appropriate. Below is a summary of the results which we reported to the court.



Evidence filed with BC Supreme Court

Jun 3rd, 2010 | By jbash

Update June 10: links fixed.

The CPAA has filed its evidence with the court. The main thrust of our evidence was to describe examples of Canadian polyamourous families. We filed affidavits with detailed descriptions of five different healthy, functioning poly groups in five provinces. Each group was described by one of its members.



Legislative history of Section 293

May 12th, 2010 | By jbash

Almost a month ago, we posted the Attorney General’s summary of the polygamy statute’s legislative history, but we didn’t have the supporting documents. We can now give you the whole thing. The record seems silent about the problems most of Section 293’s modern proponents claim it’s needed to address.



Thanks! Survey complete, moving to policy consultation

May 8th, 2010 | By jbash

Thanks to those who filled out the survey, especially witnesses! The results will help us protect the poly community. Remember, some witnesses still need to contact us.



Policy consultations: going interactive

May 8th, 2010 | By jbash

The CPAA is creating policy statements, and we need to hear from the polyamorous community.

We know Canada’s polyamorists don’t want to be criminalized. We don’t know what else they believe. We need to create a “platform” for the CPAA: positions beyond the Section 293 litigation, as well as positions that my influence how we conduct that case.



COLF and Knights of Columbus drop out

Apr 22nd, 2010 | By jbash

The two Catholic organizations have dropped out of the case.



Blackmore denied party status

Apr 21st, 2010 | By jbash

Winston Blackmore has been denied full party status and government funding.



Court status and initial submissions

Apr 15th, 2010 | By jbash

Initial arguments and evidence (including ours) are due in mid-June. We have affidavits including summaries of most of the positions, including our own.