Court Hearing: Canadian and Home Country

court hearing: Chris So / Toronto Star file photo By Nicholas Keung Immigration reporter Wed., April 5, 2017 Advocates for immigrants and civil liberties are hailing an amendment to the Citizenship Act passed by the Senate that would give Canadians the right to a court hearing before their citizenship is stripped, according to Toronto Star. If a Canadian gets a parking ticket, they have the right to a full hearing. Ratna Omidvar says that by approving the amendment, Senators have collectively said enough to uneven rights depending on a Canadian's immigration history. But if a Canadian is at risk of losing their citizenship and being banished from their home country, they have no right to a hearing, and no opportunity to fully defend themselves, said Josh Paterson of the B.C. Civil Liberties Association. Before 2015, the law required immigration officials to first go before the Federal Court to prove a citizen had obtained the citizenship through fraud before the person's name was presented to the Governor in Council essentially Governor General acting on the advice of cabinet for the actual revocation. This amendment fixes that absurd situation. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.