Charter of Rights and Freedoms and Chris Alexander

Chris Alexander: Faced with a torrent of criticism and threat of a legal challenge, Citizenship Minister Chris Alexander insisted Thursday that any actions under a new law to change the Citizenship Act will respect the Constitution and Charter of Rights and Freedoms, according to The Star. Alexander and his officials attempted to clarify what would happen to Canadian-born dual citizens convicted here or abroad of serious terrorism, treason or espionage offences that carry a penalty of five years or more . He stressed a convicted offender wouldnt have to worry if he didnt hold dual citizenship and The Conservative government says it will not revoke the citizenship of a Canadian-born citizen convicted of terrorism as long as the individual renounces a dual nationality even if the corresponding country refuses to recognize renunciation. Bill C-24 makes Canadian citizenship harder to get and easier to lose by toughening residency and language requirements and creating new grounds for revocation, along with imposing stiffer penalties for fraud. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.