I would just echo that. It's very unfair, and in a way quite unsavoury, in that it seems to put a spouse's immigration status in Canada in the hands of her or his Canadian spouse, which I don't think sends a great message. I've spent years trying to tell new immigrants, especially women, that it's not like it is back home, that their husbands can't get them deported, and that they have rights in Canada as women. With this provision, it seems as if we are right back in the days, when I have to tell them, “No, your husband could actually get you deported. It's not up to you; you don't have status unless he says you do.”
On October 20th, 2016. See this statement in context.