Daphne Bramham: It's back to court for convicted polygamist charged with...
A convicted polygamist and former bishop of Bountiful will return to B.C. Supreme Court on April 1 to be tried for a second time for the unlawful removal of a child from Canada. James Marion Oler is...
View ArticleB.C. court hears religious doctrine emphasized obedience to men in...
CRANBROOK, B.C. — A British Columbia court heard evidence from three former members of a polygamous religious group in the trial of a man charged with removing a 15-year-old girl from Canada to marry a...
View ArticleChild-bride trial: Woman testifies about life in B.C. polygamist community
CRANBROOK, B.C. — A former member of a fundamentalist sect testified Friday about growing up in a British Columbia community that practises polygamy at the trial of a man charged with the alleged...
View ArticleProsecutor wraps up case in B.C. child bride trial
Crown lawyers have wrapped up their case against a man associated with the polygamous community of Bountiful who is charged with the removal of a child from Canada. James Marion Oler is accused of...
View ArticleChild-bride case: Judge reserves decision as B.C. polygamist sect trial wraps up
CRANBROOK, B.C. — A four-day gap in the whereabouts of a 15-year-old girl is enough to dispute whether she was removed from Canada in 2004 to marry a member of a fundamentalist sect in the United...
View ArticleDaphne Bramham: 15 years later, polygamist father awaits verdict for child...
Fifteen years ago, James Marion Oler took his 15-year-old daughter across the Canada-U.S. border to be married in Utah in a religious ceremony in the tradition of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus...
View ArticleDaphne Bramham: It's time to end the abusive practice of child marriage
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View ArticleDaphne Bramham: Mourning the death of an incorrigible advocate for equality...
Jancis Andrews first burst into my life when I was The Vancouver Sun’s editorial page editor. She demanded to know why there was a one-a-month limit for prolific letter-writers like her. Read More
View ArticleDaphne Bramham: Former Bountiful bishop gets jail time for trafficking teen...
Former Bountiful bishop and convicted polygamist James Oler will go to jail. Finally. Read More
View ArticleDaphne Bramham: Outspoken activist against polygamy dies
If it weren't for Debbie Palmer, Canadians might not know anything about the polygamous community of Bountiful in southeastern British Columbia. Read More
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