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Old 02-11-2014, 06:16 AM   #1
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Default Conservative bill gives Harper power to strip Canadians of Citizenship.

http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2...se_walkom.html

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The federal government’s new citizenship bill is a Trojan horse.
It is presented as an attempt to reduce fraud and rationalize the process of becoming a Canadian citizen, both of which are sensible aims.

But it would also give Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Conservative government unprecedented authority to strip Canadians — including thousands born in this country — of their citizenship.
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Bill C-24 would let the government unilaterally strip citizenship from any Canadian — naturalized or native-born — who has been convicted in any country of a terrorist offence and sentenced to at least five years in jail.

Decisions in these matters would be made by cabinet alone rather than a court.
Emphasis added. The bill seems specifically structured to be able to strip Omar Khadr of his citizenship.
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