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Just prior to the G8/G20 Summits in Canada, another significant event took place, the World Religions Summit 2010 which was held in Winnipeg June 20-23.  Religious leaders from over seventy countries convened to craft and agree upon a statement to the political leaders at the G8/G20 Summits. To find out more about that Summit, and the final statement from the Summit which was delivered to the political leaders, visit:  www.faithchallengeG8.com

 


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Article Added On: September 24, 2009 - 10 months ago
Title: Polygamy charges thrown out against B.C. religious leaders
Original URL: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/polygamy-charges-thrown-out-against-bc-religious-leaders/article1298771/
Author: Robert Matas
Publication: Globe and Mail
Publication Date: September 23, 2009 - 10 months ago
Faith Groups: Evangelical Christian, Other Christian
Themes: other

Abstract: B.C. Supreme Court Judge rules former AG didn't have authority to have lawyer appointed as special prosecutor after earlier counsel refused to prosecute two men

Criminal charges against B.C. religious leaders Winston Blackmore and Jim Oler for polygamy were thrown out of court this morning.

B.C. Supreme Court Judge Sunni Stromberg-Stein decided that former attorney-general Wally Oppal did not have the authority to have lawyer Terry Robertson appointed as a special prosecutor after a previous special prosecutor had refused to prosecute the two men.

Mr. Robertson's appointment was contrary to the law and Mr. Robertson's decision to proceed with the prosecution “was therefore unlawful,” the judge wrote in a 34-page decision released today.





 
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