2008 News Releases and Articles

Citizenship Committee tables report

Reclaiming citizenship for Canadians: a report on the loss of Canadian citizenship

"We continue to emphasize the pressing need for a new citizenship act that will reflect our modern values and simplify the task of determining who is a citizen.

"Specifically with regards to simplification, we advise that determining citizenship should be as easy as possible. References to a former law should not be embedded into the new law. A person should not be required to prove facts about his or her ancestors, other than parents, in order to determine the persons own citizenship status."

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Charter Day

In the 25th Anniversary Year of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Telegdi Introduces Private Member's Bill to Create Charter Day

Ottawa: Andrew Telegdi today introduced his Private Member's Bill C-485 in the House of Commons that would make every April 17th "Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms Day" -- a day to promote and celebrate the word and spirit of the Charter.

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