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<\/p>\nThe right to strip Canadian citizenship without the need for a hearing, introduced under the previous Conservative government, is set to be revoked by Justin Trudeau\u2019s Liberals.<\/p>\n
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One option being considered is a stay of proceedings for the law, which allows the federal government to take citizenship away from anyone who misrepresented themselves in the application process, without the need for a hearing.<\/p>\n
The law has been brought into the spotlight following the case of Maryam Monsef, the Liberal Minister of Democratic Institutions, who recently discovered she was born in Iran and not Afghanistan as she had thought.<\/p>\n
It means she could conceivably lose her citizenship under the law, which was introduced as part of a series of changes made in 2014 under Bill C-24, named the Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act, but labeled the Second-Class Citizenship Bill.<\/p>\n
Further Reading<\/strong><\/p>\n Liberals Aim to Scrap Second-Class Citizen Bill by Canada Day<\/a><\/p>\n The specific citizenship-stripping rule is the subject of legal action, because the lack of a hearing is said to violate the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.<\/p>\n Immigration Minister John McCallum confirmed the government are looking at ways to revoke the rule. But McCallum said it would not be part of Bill C-6, Liberal legislation to revoke many of the changes made under Bill C-24.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are certainly considering options for changes in that area, but it was not included in Bill C-6,\u201d McCallum said.<\/p>\n \u201cI understand that it was considered and it was declared to be out of scope, so it could not come into that bill at the time.\u201d<\/p>\n While the right to strip citizenship was the headline clause of controversial Conservative Bill C-24, there were several other changes made to the process of granting citizenship, including making children as young as 14 take a test on language and knowledge of Canada and increasing the time a permanent resident needed to live in the country before qualifying.<\/p>\n The Liberals had wanted to get Bill C-6 through before Canada Day, but have had to wait until after the summer break.<\/p>\n The major barrier to the amendment, Bill C-6, is getting it through the Conservative-dominated Senate, although if Liberals and independent senators all voted together, it would pass.<\/p>\n A recent\u00a0report by the auditor-general<\/a>\u00a0criticised the Immigration Department, under the former government, for granting citizenship to candidates with criminal records and false address histories.<\/p>\n The audit in part blamed a lack of communication between the immigration department, the RCMP and the Canada Border Services Agency.<\/p>\n Interested employers:\u00a0<\/strong>Kindly\u00a0contact us<\/a>\u00a0here to receive further information.<\/p>\n Interested candidates:<\/strong>\u00a0Find out whether you qualify to Canada by completing our\u00a0free on-line evaluation<\/a>. We will provide you with our evaluation within 1-2 business days.<\/p>\n Recent News Articles:<\/strong><\/p>\n
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