Holding: Section 293 of Canada's anti-polygamy law is generally valid but overbroad in its application to children between ages 12 and 17, violating Section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
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Reference re: Section 293 of the Criminal Code of Canada is a Church & State case decided by the State Appellate Court in 2011. The court held that section 293 of Canada's anti-polygamy law is generally valid but overbroad in its application to children between ages 12 and 17, violating Section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.