Liberal Government and Canadian Citizenship

Minister Justin Trudeaupromised: The bill, which became law last year, gave the government the power to remove Canadian citizenship from people convicted of terrorism, espionage or treason if they also held foreign citizenship, according to CBC. But McCallum said the Liberal government has two main goals when it comes to making its changes to the Citizenship Act. "We would make it impossible for the government to take away someone citizenship, and we would reduce the barriers currently in place that people have to overcome," he said. B.C. MPs call for change to immigration language requirements During the recent election campaign, Prime Minister Justin Trudeaupromised to repealthe Conservatives' controversial bill C-24, also known as the Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act. One of those barriers is a test to prove language proficiency in English or French. McCallum hinted the government is considering restoring the original age limit, among other changes. "We could bring it back to age 54," he said. "That an adjustment at the margin on the grounds that some older people coming to this country may not be fully proficient in English, although their children will be and their grandchildren certainly will be." "It one of the things we are potentially considering," he added. Bill C-24 expanded the age range for people required to take that test, to those aged 14 to 64 from a range of 18 to 54. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.