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Zakaria Amara and Citizenship Revoked

citizenship revoked: During Monday night Munk debate, Harper confronted Trudeau on his opposition to the move, according to CTV. Why would we not revoke the citizenship of people convicted of terrorist offences against this country Harper asked. Zakaria Amara, the convicted mastermind of a plot to bomb Parliament and buildings in Toronto, last week became the first person to have his citizenship revoked under Bill-24. Trudeau said revoking citizenship affects every Canadian. You devalue the citizenship of every Canadian in this place and in this country when you break down and make it conditional for anyone, he said. A Canadian, is a Canadian, is a Canadian. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.