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Ratna Omidvar: Citizenship-Related Bill and Parliament Hill

ratna omidvar: Immigration Minister John McCallum speaks in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill on Sept. 30, 2016, according to Huffington Post Canada. Independent Sen. And, in the meantime, he says he'll consider imposing a moratorium on the practice. Ratna Omidvar, who is sponsoring another citizenship-related bill in the upper house, is planning an amendment that would allow those deemed to have misrepresented themselves to appeal a decision to revoke their citizenship. Revocation without a hearing was part of a citizenship bill passed by the previous Conservative government. McCallum, who was grilled by senators Tuesday, says he'd welcome such an amendment. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.