I'm thinking of situations in my riding where we run into cultural differences, particularly with Muslim couples. They marry once, or they have a kind of agreement. They don't regard it as a full-fledged marriage until after there's been a wedding in front of the community. But sometimes, as in the case with the war in Lebanon, it becomes necessary to bring brides, and sometimes grooms, to Canada without that officially sanctioned marriage before the family, although they still regard themselves as being married.
Has CIC taken a look at these cultural differences between how we regard legitimate applications and how other cultures regard them?