Obviously I can't speak to any cases, but I think that under the structure of the act such as it is now, there wouldn't have been.... The act doesn't compel the individual to stay with an abusive spouse in Canada. I would understand that the individual was in Canada to get away from the spouse and perhaps looked at avenues to seek permanent residency or to seek refugee status in Canada, and those are certainly legitimate and open mechanisms to do so—
On March 4th, 2014. See this statement in context.