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Originally Posted by EldrickOnIce
Do I misunderstand? Or am I 'wrong' in thinking that revoking the citizenship of convicted terrorists reasonable?
The way I understand it, unless you are engaged in and/or were convicted of terrorism, high treason, treason or spying - there is no issue at all with the changes to the citizenship act.
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The act became law in June 2014. While several elements of the law remain controversial, a provision that came into effect in May of this year expands the grounds on which the federal government can strip dual nationals of their Canadian citizenship, even if they were born in Canada.
The provision gives the power to revoke citizenship, in some cases, to elected officials and not a federal court.
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That last part is the real issue. That is far too much power to give any government, especially one as secretive and manipulative as Harper's