Toronto-Born Son: Canadian Citizenship and Alexander

toronto-born son: Brothers Alexander Vavilov, left, and Timothy in January 2014, according to Toronto Star. Alexander, 24, and Timothy, 28, were born in Canada to Russian spies using the aliases Donald Heathfield and Tracey Ann Foley. In a newly filed court submission, the government argues the Toronto-born son of Russian intelligence agents should be denied Canadian citizenship, the same exception that applies to any child born in Canada to a foreign diplomat. FAMILY PHOTO Ottawa is fighting a Federal Court of Appeal ruling that effectively affirmed the Canadian citizenship of Alexander Vavilov and, through a related case, his older brother. The parents were arrested eight years ago in the United States and indicted on charges of conspiring to act as secret agents on behalf of Russia's SVR, a successor to the notorious Soviet KGB. Article Continued Below Heathfield and Foley admitted to being Andrey Bezrukov and Elena Vavilova. Alexander, 24, and Timothy, 28, were born in Canada to parents using the aliases Donald Heathfield and Tracey Ann Foley. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.