From this source:
Federal immigration officials say there’s little they can do to stop “child brides” from being sponsored into Canada by much older husbands who wed them in arranged marriages abroad.
Top immigration officials in Canada and Pakistan say all they can do is reject the sponsorships of husbands trying to bring their child-brides to Canada. The men have to reapply when the bride turns 16.
The marriages are permitted under Sharia Law.
Muslim men, who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents, return to their homeland to wed a “child bride” in an arranged marriage in which a dowry is given to the girl’s parents.
Officials said some of the brides can be 14 years old or younger and many are forced to marry. The practice occurs in a host of countries including Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan and Lebanon.
In classified documents, Canadian visa officer Steve Bulmer said he refused to allow one Pakistani man to sponsor his 15-year-old bride in August 2009.
"I can find no section (of law) that states the marriage is 'invalid' or 'void,'" Bulmer wrote in e-mails obtained by lawyer Richard Kurland under Access of Information. “I am afraid the age does not invalidate the marriage even if it is illegal to marry.”
Abdul Hameed, of the Canadian embassy in Islamabad, said child marriages are not valid in Canada.
I can tell you how to stop this practice from occurring in Canada:
BAN MUSLIM IMMIGRATION. REVOKE THE CITIZENSHIP OF MUSLIMS THAT MARRY CHILDREN ABROAD (OR IN COUNTRY) AND BAR THEM FROM RE-ENTERING THE COUNTRY.
It's that simple.
Can anyone explain to me how, if it is illegal to marry a child in Canada, they cannot consider a foreign marriage of a child invalid?
And what chance does a sixteen-year-old girl have against an old man, say, 40-50 once her 'husband' re-applies for her to immigrate? Does Canada think she'll simply be able to ask for a divorce once she gets here if the old pedophile rapes and beats her?
Shame on Canada for condoning this abuse.
10 comments:
The cancer known as islam is getting a hold over here now.
Yes, it is. In this country, Arizona, Michigan and Virginia have huge Muslim populations.
Just ask AOW.
Here in Cincinnati, there is a large Mosque right off of I-75.
This is disgusting...but 16 yr old? I just got an email showing grown men wedding 5 year olds...lines of them, in Gaza, the little girls in white wedding gowns looking scared witless.
Just looked and found the link...
http://www.cephas-library.com/islam_mass_muslim_marriage_in_gaza.html
read that and weep. look how many have done this...
Z: If I gathered correctly, these Canadian Muslims were going to Pakistan and marrying very young girls like you mentioned, but the Canadians, while not willing to invalidate such a marriage postpones the little girl's immigration until she is 'of age' in Canada.
It is beyond appalling what Islam does to girlsand women.
Sick and disgusting. It won't be long before this becomes commonplace in the US.
The West refuses to recognize the simple solution. Ugh.
It's state sponsored pedophilia and Canada is participating.
I almost wonder if we should go further and ban Muslim immigration irregardless of marital status.
I'm all for refusing any more muzzie immigration to the U.S. As for the U.S. having to accept child brides, they'd have to accept polygamy and same sex unions as well. A state that does not allow same sex marriage in their state does not recognize same sex unions from other states. Plus, there was an article about 18 months ago about a man put in prison for child abuse. He was 20 and his wife, whom he legally married in another state and bore his child, was 15. They refused to recognize the marriage because the state the moved to said the age difference was statuatory rape.
Edge: I fear you are correct.
AOW: The West refuses to see it because we are blinded by political correctness insanity.
Chuck: Indeed, that may need to occur.
Krystal: Yes. I cannot understand why Canada will not invalidate such a marriage. It's insane.
I must admit I couldn't finish reading this post, Brooke. What I did read, I found disgusting. I am ashamed of the morons in Canada, but I fear that, unless we make changes, we will end up there one day.
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