Dual Citizenship

dual citizen: But other participants said while they agreed people convicted of such offences should be punished, they were alarmed by the potential longer-term implications of the measures, according to Toronto Star. For participants from places where dual citizenship is permitted, such as India or the Philippines, there were clear concerns that dual citizens as a whole were being stigmatized and singled out, says a newly published report on the Citizenship and Immigration department sessions. ... It also left many wondering whether they should still consider retaining dual citizenship with their original home country out of fear that their Canadian citizenship could be revoked more easily by virtue of the fact that they are dual citizens or out of fear that with time, the criteria for revoking citizenship for a dual citizen is expanded. Those from countries that don’t allow dual citizenship told government focus groups last year they had no issue with the law stripping of Canadian citizenship from dual citizens convicted of terrorism, treason or spying offences. The ability to revoke a dual national Canadian citizenship was contained in a law passed last year that overhauled many elements of the Canadian citizenship program. The government has given no indication that the Strengthening Citizenship Act would be expanded to apply to other crimes; the revocation measures were explained as a direct response to ongoing global terrorist threats. The revocation provisions only came into effect last month. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.