Maryam Monsef: People and Monsef Story

maryam monsef: Maryam Monsef said in September she had recently found out she was born in Iran and not in Afghanistan as her mother had always told her, according to Toronto Star. That prompted some people, including Conservative MP Tony Clement, to say she should step down from her position pending an inquiry into her citizenship application. By The Canadian Press Thu., Nov. 3, 2016 OTTAWA—People who are criticizing the federal minister of democratic institutions in a flap over her country of birth are playing political games, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday. But Trudeau said people shouldn't be mixing Monsef story with those of people who have lied to get into the country. Article Continued Below Trudeau said that sometimes when people are fleeing war — as in Monsef case — there is not always perfect clarity on which side of the border one is born. People are mixing very different situations for political reasons, he told reporters. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.