Federal Court: Jackie Scott

Jackie Scott: VANCOUVER - Canadian citizenship laws may need to be overhauled if a so-called "lost Canadian" wins her legal battle. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. Documents filed Friday in Federal Court in Vancouver show Scott is petitioning for "declarations" from the court that could have serious ramifications for Canadian citizenship, including whether Parliament has total control over who is considered Canadian. Jackie Scott, left, who was born out of wedlock in England in 1945 to an English mother and a Canadian soldier and is seeking a judicial review of her exclusion from citizenship based on the 1946 Canadian Citizenship Act, listens to her lawyer Jay Straith as he speaks to reporters outside Federal Court in Vancouver, B.C., on July 22, 2013. Canadian citizenship laws may need to be overhauled if a so-called "lost Canadian" wins her legal battle. Jackie Scott, 68, was refused citizenship even though she came to Canada with her British mother and Canadian father at the age of two. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck Jackie Scott, 68, was refused citizenship even though she came to Canada with her British mother and Canadian father at the age of two. A judicial review of that refusal was scheduled for July, but Scott put it on hold so she and her lawyers could broaden the court action. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.