加拿大拟立法禁止多配偶者移民该国
The government's Zero Tolerance for Barbaric Cultural Practices Act was introduced in the Canadian Senate on Wednesday.
In an online statement, the Immigration Minister Chris Alexander said the bill sends "a strong message: early and forced marriages, honor-based violence, & polygamy will not be tolerated in (Canada)."
If Parliament approves the bill, it would create a provision in the country's immigration laws that would allow authorities to deport temporary and permanent residents who practice polygamy in Canada - without the need for a criminal conviction.
Alexander said there are at least hundreds of immigration cases that could be affected by the law.
The proposed legislation would also ban forced marriages, set a minimum age for marriage at 16 and limit possible defenses in "honor" killings and many spousal murders.加拿大政府这一立法议案名为《零容忍野蛮文化行为法案》，该法案周三在加拿大参议院提上议事日程。
加拿大移民部长亚历山大发表在线声明说，这一议案发出有力信号，那就是：加拿大不允许早婚、强迫婚姻、出于好心的暴力婚姻以及多配偶制婚姻。
如果议会批准该项法案，加拿大移民法中将出现这样一个条款，允许当局把那些在加拿大搞多配偶制的临时和永久居民驱逐出境，而不必经过刑事定罪。
亚历山大说，起码有好几百个移民个案可能受到该法案的制裁。
这项提交讨论的法案，禁止强迫婚姻，规定结婚者最低年龄不得小于16岁，还有就是限制为基于荣誉或好心的杀人案和杀害配偶案辩护。
