Chris Alexander and the Canadian Press

The Canadian Press: The Harper government is bracing for international backlash to its proposed new law that would ban people in polygamous and forced marriages from immigrating to Canada, The Canadian Press has learned. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. The Conservative government promised in its 2013 throne speech to take steps on forced marriages and so-called honour killings. Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Chris Alexander responds to a question during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014. THE Sean Kilpatrick Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander announced the legislation Wednesday, calling such practices "incompatible with Canadian values." (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.