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Citizenship in Canada
by Rhonda Parkinson
In late 2004, the federal government announced it would be introducing
new citizenship legislation sometime in 2005. Interestingly,
Prime Minister Paul Martin’s father, Paul Martin Sr., was
the key force behind the passage of Canada’s first Citizenship
Act, a document that proved to have a seminal impact on
Canadian society. The following feature provides a brief historical
overview of citizenship in Canada, beginning with a look at the
original Citizenship Act of 1947, to the present day,
and recent attempts to pass new legislation.
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- The 1947 Citizenship Act legally defines what it
means to be a Canadian.
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- The Liberal government introduces new legislation, which
better reflects the makeup of Canadian society.
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- Between 1998 and 2003 the Liberal government attempts to
pass new citizenship legislation on three occasions, all
of which died ‘on the order paper’ before they
could be passed into law.
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- Will Canada pass new citizenship
legislation in 2005?
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