Assad Fatima Daoud and Canadian Government

: But beyond the meaning of the words themselves, what Assad and Fatima Daoud don't understand is why the Canadian government has been so slow to help them reunite their family. "If you had your daughter away from you for a year and a half, how would you feel " Assad asked Monday. "I've only seen her for one week, and she two years and four months old right now." The couple brought their story to CBC News on the weekend, in the hope that might help, according to CBC. The CBC asked immigration officials to explain changes to the citizenship rules made six years ago. "The 2009 law, with all-party support, limited citizenship by descent to one generation born outside Canada," Sonia Lessage, media relations advisor for Citizenship and Immigration Canada, wrote in an email response. Tuleen is 28 months old and has spent her whole life in Jordan. That rule has so far confounded the couple efforts to bring their daughter to Canada. His wife, Fatima, is a permanent resident. Asaad Daoud and his two older daughters are Canadian citizens. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.