VIDEO: CPAC - Bill C-71: NDP MP Jenny Kwan Calls for Swift Passage

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Bill C-71: NDP MP Jenny Kwan Calls for Swift Passage – June 11, 2024


On Parliament Hill, NDP immigration critic Jenny Kwan and MPs from across party lines urge parliamentarians to expedite the passage of Bill C-71, Immigration Minister Marc Miller’s legislation that would extend Canadian citizenship to some children born outside of the country. The proposed bill comes in response to last year's Ontario Superior Court ruling, which found the government's "second-generation cut-off rule" from 2009 to be unconstitutional.

Yesterday, Kwan put forward a motion in the House of Commons asking for unanimous consent to expedite C-71, but it did not pass.

She is joined by Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, Liberal MP Paul Chiang, Don Chapman ("lost Canadians" advocate), and Kathryn Burton and Carol Sutherland (family members of "lost Canadians"). (no interpretation)

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