Afghan-Born Mp: Institutions Minister and Maryam Monsef

afghan-born mp: Monsef, Democratic Institutions Minister, could have her citizenship revoked under the current law for having an incorrect birthplace listed on her citizenship papers, according to Globe and Mail. Ms. Read more: Heralded as Canada first Afghan-born MP, Maryam Monsef shocked to discover truth of roots The Federal Court application made headlines when lawyers on the case said that Ms. Monsef said she only learned that she was born in Iran, not Afghanistan as she had believed, after an inquiry from The Globe and Mail last month. While Ottawa is considering the moratorium on revocations, the government says it is committed to eventually reinstating the right to a hearing for Canadians who face losing their citizenship because they misrepresented themselves in their citizenship and permanent residency applications. She said her mother never told her and her sisters they were born in Iran because she did not think it mattered. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.