Immigration Minister Jason Kenney: Canadian Citizenship

Question Period Dept: Under fire during question period after departmental emails detailing the hoax surfaced, Kenney ignored opposition requests to apologize for the ruse, blamed it on public servants in his department and urged Canadians to look past it, according to Montreal Gazette. "It turns out in the ceremony in question ... some of the people invited didn't arrive. I think the response to that was poorly handled.I regret that, but we shouldn't allow it to undermine the important value of these special citizenship and reaffirmation ceremonies." A fake citizenship ceremony broadcast last fall on Sun News was the result of "logistical problems," Immigration Minister Jason Kenney said Thursday in the House of Commons, amid much laughter. "The department organizes dozens of special citizenship and reaffirmation ceremonies every year which, I think, are a great way of highlighting the value of Canadian citizenship," he said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.