The peace bond is an additional tool in the arsenal that will protect Canadians and permanent residents from bad things. I just don't know why it has never been done before.
On the effect of the mut'a, it would be disturbing if we found that Canadians and permanent residents engaged in this practice overseas. This report is redacted in large chunks, and I'll be leaving a copy today. It may be interesting to discover whether or not the redacted portions actually pinpoint the practice connected to Canadians or permanent residents, which is why it's on a watch-list for marriages of convenience, an immigration category to Canada.
Connected to immigration enforcement and the deportation of spouses—women—connected to bad situations at home, the first question one must ask is how they got here in the first place. If the female is in danger of removal from Canada, probably due to a misrepresentation, equally removable is the male.
On the point of information and technology, yes, the problem is the power relationship. One person has information and the other does not. It's simply, easily overcome. All that's required as part of the sponsorship obligation is guaranteed access to something called a laptop, and the model today, I'm proud to say, is the City of Vancouver, which has embarked on free Wi-Fi for residents of Vancouver. With free Wi-Fi and a laptop, a settlement worker or sponsorship group can train a person in how to access the Internet—problem solved on the information front.