Canada eyes revoking citizenship of dual nationals tied to terror
OTTAWA (Reuters) The Canadian government is eyeing legislation that cheap Canada Goose would let it Canada Goose Online revoke the citizenship of dual nationals involved in acts of terrorism following news that a Canadian Lebanese man participated in an attack that killed Israeli tourists in Bulgaria last year.
Canada’s Immigration Minister Jason Kenney speaks during Question Period Canada Goose Coats On Sale in buy canada goose jacket the House of Commons buy canada goose jacket cheap on Parliament Hill in Ottawa January 31, 2013. REUTERS/Chris uk canada goose Wattie
The Conservative government said on Tuesday that a Canadian dual national was one Canada Goose sale of three people who attacked a tourist bus in Bulgaria last summer, killing five Israelis.
Canada is investigating a separate uk canada goose outlet charge by Algeria canada goose uk shop that a canada goose black friday sale Canadian coordinated last month attack on a gas plant there.
citizenship is predicated on loyalty to this country, and I cannot think of a more obvious act of renouncing one sense of loyalty than going and committing acts of terror, Immigration Minister Jason Kenney told reporters on Wednesday.
Kenney said citizenship can canada goose coats on sale now be revoked only if it was shown to have Canada Goose Jackets been gained fraudulently.
That did not appear to be the case with the man implicated in the Bulgarian attack, who apparently came to Canada from Lebanon aged canada goose cheap about 8, gained Canadian citizenship three or Canada Goose Outlet four years later, and returned to Lebanon canada goose when he was 12.
understand he may have been back to Canada a few times since then, canadian goose jacket but (he) has Canada Goose Parka not been a habitual resident in Canada since the age of 12, Kenney said.
Kenney endorsed a bill introduced by Conservative legislator Devinder Shory that would enable the citizenship of dual nationals to be revoked if they engage in war against Canada. He suggested expanding the bill to include acts of terrorism, even if they were not targeted at Canada.
Kenney noted that some had questioned if canada goose coats Canada should continue to allow dual citizenship, following its canada goose clearance sale large scale canada goose factory sale evacuation of Canadian Lebanese dual nationals from Lebanon in 2006.
But he said the government, and most Canadians, feel the idea of dual citizenship should stay.
polls I seen indicate pretty strong public support for it, which is interesting, because generally canada goose uk outlet Canadians are really intolerant of those who would seek to abuse the country generosity, Kenney said. this tells me they canadagooseparks believe Canada Goose online that the vast majority of dual citizens cheap canada goose uk are bona fide and I agree.
think where we might want to make a distinction is amongst those dual citizens who have completely rejected any sense of loyalty to Canada, gone out and committed terrorist crimes, (or) committed acts of war against Canada.
Opposition New Democratic canada goose clearance Party Member of Parliament canada goose store Peter Julian accused the government canada goose uk black friday of taking high profile examples to build legislation goes far beyond the due process and the checks and balances that most Canadians want to see respected.
