Jason Kenney: Citizenship

Citizenship Ceremonies Dept: He banned niqabs and burkas at citizenship ceremonies this week, tossing in for good measure his provocative prediction that opponents will "trump up some stupid Charter of Rights challenge.", according to Vancouver Sun. "I don't accept it," Kenney, 43, said Friday during an interview and since the election in May, Jason Kenney has cracked down on citizenship fraudsters and criminals trying to sponsor family members into Canada, moved to root out war criminals and slapped a two-year freeze on Canadians sponsoring parents and grandparents. However, Kenney brusquely dismisses the conclusion of both critics and admirers who say he's taken a tougher, redmeat line on immigration and citizenship issues as the new Conservative majority government settled in amid rising global economic insecurity. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.