Canadian Citizenship and Zakaria Amara

Conservative government: The government said Thursday that it will restore the Canadian citizenship of anyone who had it revoked under Bill C-24, according to CTV. Zakaria Amara, a member of the so-called Toronto 18 terrorist group, had his Canadian citizenship revoked last September under that law. The law was introduced by the previous Conservative government and has been in effect since May, 2015. Amara, who also holds Jordanian citizenship, pleaded guilty to plotting to bomb downtown Toronto and was sentenced to life in prison in 2010. Asked about the optics of restoring Amara citizenship, Immigration Minister John McCallum said that it is a question of principle for the government. He is set to become eligible for parole this year. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.