So let’s review. We’ve got a documentary on polyamory out at art cinemas

now, and slated for BRAVO in the spring. HBO is about to run a dramatic

series about a polygamous family. Polyamory has been getting some serious

publicity in the New York and the San Francisco regions. And don’t even

get me started on Europe. (If I’d said a couple of years ago that all this

would be happening by 2005, nobody would have believed me.) I covered this

ground on The Corner this week, and in “Here Come the Brides.” But I’ve left out Canada, which I’ll cover today.

In an article called “Stuck on youse,” Maclean’s, Canada’s main news magazine, suggests that polyamory is on the

rise up north. To a degree, the increased visibility of Canadian polyamory

was stimulated by a 2002 documentary, “When Two Won’t Do,” by Montreal

polyamorists. So the process seems to be repeating itself here, with the

premiere of Three of Hearts. The Maclean’s article clearly takes the side

of polyamorists against critics. And although Canadian polyamorists claim

that they are not seeking legalized group marriage, they are already

talking about a system of legal contracts around issues like child custody

and family rights. Does anyone believe their political program is going to

stop there?