1. Who gets to be Canadian?
- Author
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MACQUEEN, KEN and Friscolanti, Michael
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CITIZENSHIP , *LOSS of citizenship , *NATURALIZATION policy , *RELIGION & state , *IMMIGRANTS , *TWENTY-first century ,CANADIAN elections ,CANADIAN politics & government - Abstract
The article looks at law and policy related to citizenship in Canada in the context of the 2015 Canadian election campaign. It discusses the Conservative Party-supported 2014 revisions to the Citizenship Act, including a provision allowing dual citizens convicted of certain crimes to have their Canadian citizenship revoked, as well as the government's ban on wearing face-covering garments including the Islamic niqab during citizenship ceremonies. It profiles several naturalized Canadians.
- Published
- 2015