Monsef case brings calls to strengthen appeal rights for those facing citizenship revocation

Bill C-6, which seeks to amend sections of the Citizenship Act changed under C-24, does not amend the section dealing with cases involving alleged misrepresentation or fraud that can result in someone being stripped of their Canadian citizenship.

The case of Democratic Institutions Minister Maryam Monsef's mistaken birthplace, and the potential for her to have her Canadian citizenship revoked, is prompting scrutiny of Bill C-6, which is before the Senate.The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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BY CHRISTOPHER GULY

October 3, 2016

The hypothetical possibility that Democratic Institutions Minister Maryam Monsef could lose her Canadian citizenship without a hearing has prompted some within the House of Commons and the Senate to call for the strengthening of a bill currently before the Senate that would amend the former Conserva...

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