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Conservatives shutting door to immigrants in polygamous, forced marriages

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 05 Nov, 2014 10:45 AM

OTTAWA — Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander will introduce legislation later today to ban people in polygamous and forced marriages from immigrating to Canada.

Alexander says such practices are "incompatible with Canadian values."

He and Status of Women Minister Kellie Leitch made the announcement this morning at a news conference in the Toronto area.

The Conservative government promised in its 2013 throne speech to take steps on forced marriages and so-called honour killings.

Alexander says the bill, if passed, would eliminate early and forced marriages from Canada's immigration system and the country as a whole.

He says there are "at least hundreds" of cases of immigrants in polygamous marriages in Canada.

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