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Court-imposed deadline to pass new citizenship law approaching next week
- The federal government has a week left to revise the Citizenship Act due to a court ruling last year.
- The Ontario Superior Court hasn't approved an extension of the deadline, and attempts by the NDP to hasten legislation failed.
- Immigration Minister Marc Miller warns of a citizenship crisis if the bill isn't passed before the deadline, leading to individual case decisions by the minister.
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Court-Imposed Deadline to Pass New Citizenship Law Approaching Next Week
The federal government has just a week left to make key changes to the Citizenship Act in response to a court ruling last year. The Ontario Superior Court has not yet agreed to extend the looming deadline, and NDP attempts to rush legislation through the House of Commons have failed. Immigration Minister Marc Miller says if the Liberals’ bill doesn’t pass before next week’s deadline, Canada will enter a “no man’s land” in which the minister hims…
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thealbertan.comCourt-imposed deadline to pass new citizenship law approaching next week
OTTAWA – The federal government has just a week left to make key changes to the Citizenship Act in response to a court ruling last year. The Ontario Superior Court […]
·Winnipeg, Canada
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Leaning Left7Leaning Right1Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution70% Left
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