Bill S-7

• Feds set to make forced marriage a crime in Canada, but the practice is nothing new

  Bill S-7, short titled “Zero Tolerance for Barbaric Cultural Practices Act,” aims to make forced marriage a criminal offence.

  Canada

  Apr 17, 2015
  
• To Honour and Obey: Women and girls forced to wed against their will

  It may seem unlikely that someone could be forced to marry against their will in today’s world. But it is happening, right here in Canada.

  Apr 15, 2015
  
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• Senators challenge name of new Tory bill

  The need for and even the name of a new Conservative bill aimed at barring polygamous and forced marriages came under criticism Thursday in the Senate.

  Politics

  Dec 4, 2014
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• Canadian militants reportedly involved in capture of U.S. journalists

  Three Canadians who are said to have joined Jabhat al-Nursra were "directly involved in the holding and harsh interrogation" of Peter Theo Curtis and Matthew Schrier, according to a media report.

  Canada

  Sep 3, 2014
• House of Commons to vote on new anti-terrorism bill

  Does Canada need new anti-terrorism laws? The question loomed a day after two men were arrested and charged with allegedly plotting a terrorist attack on a Via Rail passenger train.

  Politics

  Apr 23, 2013