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Senate motion aims to restore ‘due process’ to Liberal citizenship bill

Nicholas Keung Toronto Star March 28, 2017 Bill C-6, Citizenship, immigration, refugees

“Citizenship is the foundation of all rights in Canada. You just can’t take it away without access to due process,” said Omidvar, an independent senator representing Ontario. “We would like to swing the pendulum back to the centre.”

Third Reading Speech: Bill C-6 – An Act to Amend the Citizenship Act

Ratna Omidvar Senate of Canada March 9, 2017 Bill C-6, Chamber Speeches, Citizenship, immigration

Speaking in Support of Senator McCoy’s amendments to citizenship revocation procedure

Minister open to allowing appeal process in revoking citizenship

The Canadian Press The Canadian Press March 1, 2017 Bill C-6, Citizenship, immigration, refugees

Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen says he's open to the idea of adding a new appeal process in cases where people are being stripped of their citizenship. He says he would carefully consider any amendments the Senate proposes to Bill C-6, echoing comments made last fall by his predecessor, John McCallum.

Immigration minister defends legislation that prevents convicted dual nationals from losing citizenship

Marie-Danielle Smith National Post March 1, 2017 Bill C-6, Citizenship, immigration, refugees

A Senate amendment more likely to pass would ensure judicial hearings for people whose citizenship is being revoked for fraud or misrepresentation — for example, if they lie about who they are, their residency or past criminal activity.

The Senate’s champion of diversity

Mackenzie Scrimshaw iPolitics October 15, 2016 Bill C-6, Canada-US relations, charities, Diversity, immigration, refugees, Senate Modernization

The senator sat down with iPolitics on October 6 in a vacant office at the University of Ottawa’s Fauteux Building after giving a keynote speech to a group of law students, interested in refugee law, from across Canada. The address was part of the first student-led conference of the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers.

News Release: Senator Ratna Omidvar Introduces the Government’s Citizenship Bill in the Senate

Ratna Omidvar Senate of Canada September 27, 2016 Bill C-6, Citizenship, immigration, News Releases

“This is a good bill, but it is not a perfect bill,” Senator Omidvar said. “Improvements can be made. I expect my colleagues in the Senate will bring into focus issues of critical importance during debate. I look forward to these deliberations and to proposals which seek to reform the Citizenship Act in the spirit of the principles underlying Bill C-6.”