There were at least three cases. All three of the cases went to their respective provincial courts of appeal on legal issues relating to the defence.
The first case was Nahar out of British Columbia, which was decided by the court of appeal in 2004. In that case, it was the accused who brought expert evidence from someone in his community. The accused was a member of the Sikh community, and he brought evidence before the court that alleged that the provoking conduct of his wife—it was a case where he stabbed his wife to death—was in the nature of defiant and disrespectful behaviour. She was smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol and having conversations and meetings with men not to his liking. He raised—