Letter to spouse applying for permanent residency ‘offensive,’ Kwan says
OTTAWA — A letter sent by a Canadian immigration officer to a couple questioning the legitimacy of their marriage includes language that an NDP MP says is “offensive and insulting.”
Federal NDP immigration critic Jenny Kwan has asked Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen to look into what she calls a systemic problem with the way Hussen’s department is treating applications under the spousal sponsorship program.
“To me, it’s completely inappropriate and I think it’s offensive and insulting,” Kwan said.
“I would like for the government to look at the systemic issue of this letter and why such letters are being sent out through those spousal sponsorship applications.”