B.C. Civil Liberties Association and Canadian Citizenship

Canadian citizenship: Amnesty International, the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers and the B.C. Civil Liberties Association are scheduled to announce their plans during a conference call with reporters on Thursday, although the actual lawsuit will have to wait until Bill C-24 becomes law. Citizenship changes 'likely unconstitutional,' lawyers warn New citizenship rules target fraud, foreign terrorism , according to CBC. Under the proposed law, dual citizens who are convicted of treason, terrorism or espionage could lose their citizenship. The law could apply in cases in which those citizens are convicted in foreign courts, and it could also apply to people born in Canada if they also have citizenship elsewhere, such as through their parents. Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Chris Alexander responds to a question during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill. Sean Kilpatrick/CP Three human rights groups are planning to launch a legal challenge of a proposed immigration bill that would allow the federal government to strip dual nationals convicted of offences such as terrorism of their Canadian citizenship. The Conservative government bill would impose new requirements to obtain citizenship and make it easier for the government to revoke it. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.