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Honorary Canadian Citizenship and Malala Yousafzai

Malala Yousafzai: Parliamentarians and senators have unanimously supported bestowing honorary Canadian citizenship upon Pakistani teenager and co-winner of this years Nobel Peace Prize, Malala Yousafzai, according to The Chronicle Herald. The teen is being made an honorary Canadian in recognition of her bravery in her fight for the rights of women and girls to go to school, Prime Minister Stephen Harper told the House of Commons on Tuesday and The vote comes on the eve of Yousafzais visit to Canada where she ll participate in an event on womens rights in Toronto. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.