Citizenship and Immigration committee  So I will continue my list: implement a national action plan that will truly encourage a concerted effort among community institutions and organizations—a crucial step in this kind of a situation; adopt a protocol for combatting forced marriage—many initiatives are being undertak

Citizenship and Immigration committee  The expression “barbaric cultural practices” is used in the very title of the bill. But it should be pointed out that this kind of practice is not encountered only in cultural communities. Other women across Canada are its victims, too. Further stigmatization of the issue must be

Citizenship and Immigration committee  We feel that many things are already covered in the Criminal Code, such as female genital mutilation. When has that provision been used? It has been used once, and the case was dropped. Criminalizing forced marriage would indeed send a clear message. However, would it prevent fo

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Mr. Chair, ladies and gentlemen members of Parliament, good morning. My name is Madeline Lamboley and I am a Ph.D. candidate in criminology at the University of Montreal. I recently submitted my doctoral thesis on the forced marriage of immigrant women in Quebec. Today, I am he