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Canada and Hanan Abdella

country Canada Day: Without it, higher education and a professional career were impossible dreams, according to Globe and Mail. Seven years ago, he came to Canada as a refugee and on Wednesday he and his young son became Canadian citizens at one of many ceremonies held across the country on Canada Day. The 41-year-old was born in Nepal, but didn’t have equal status because of his Tibetan ancestry. This is a catch-all ASF view; only displays when an unsupported article type is put in an ASF drop zone Hanan Abdella, 3, wears patriotic stickers on her face during Canada Day celebrations in Vancouver, B.C., on Wednesday July 1, 2015. The Tories say the citizenship oath is a legal requirement, not an arbitrary ceremony. THE CANADIAN PRESSgallery In pictures: Canada Day celebrations As the 41st session of Parliament came to an end Friday, the federal government introduced a bill to ban face coverings at citizenship ceremonies. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.