To be fair, is this checking of marriage records and background checks something that we Canadians do when we get married? LOL!
I certainly didn't ask my wife to go for a police check or go to the marriage registry to check if she was married before.
Where my wife is from, having more than one spouse is illegal, and the authorities require both myself and her to submit our marriage records to show we are both single and free to marry. Of course, doing those marriage record searches would also have the bonus of showing any previous marriages.
And as Canadians, I dont see why thats unusual for both parties to show both have clean histories, its not like youre forcing your spouse to do it but then you dont want to do the same. And before Canadians can get married, aren't you supposed to show a divorce decree if you were previously married before? So as two Canadians getting married, it's inevitable any past marriages would show up
The OP mentions she's from a reputable family, yet even this reputable family, you would think they would find a guy who is absolutely flawless and match for their reputable family and daughter, yet they somehow fail to know he has a checkered past. After all, isnt it the parents' job to pick the right husband for her? They didnt look into this guy enough