Liberal Government and Canadian Citizenship

Canada: Those born in Canada were considered British until the definition of Canadian citizenship was established in 1947— which is where the problems began, according to Huffington Post Canada. For instance, a baby born outside Canada to a Canadian woman married to a non-Canadian man wasn't considered Canadian, but a baby born to an unmarried Canadian woman was. Before giving a convicted terrorist back his claim to the Maple Leaf, the Liberal government should consider all the law-abiding people who can't get citizenship because the existing law creates too many road blocks, said Don Chapman, who has for years championed the cause of so-called "lost Canadians." Justin Trudeau delivers a speech during an event in Mississauga, Ont., on February 15 2015. It time for the Citizenship Act to be scrapped and rewritten, Chapman said — and he believes the upcoming 150th anniversary of Confederation is the perfect time. In 1977, an updated law created new issues. Lost Canadians' The consequences of these two pieces of legislation were people who became known as "lost Canadians" — mostly those who believed themselves to be citizens, but by law were not. It established the concept of dual citizenship, but did not restore Canadian citizenship for those who lost theirs when they switched under the earlier law. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.