House votes to remove proposed restrictions to citizenship rights
06 Nov
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House votes to remove proposed restrictions to citizenship rights

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Canadians born abroad will enjoy greater rights, should the most recent version of the citizenship bill become law. On Nov 3, the House of Commons voted to remove the latest amendments to Bill C-3, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (2025). Schedule a Free Canadian Citizenship Consultation with the Cohen ImmigrationLaw Firm The amendments, introduced by committee for the bill’s second reading, would have limited citizenship rights to children born outside Canada to Canadian citizens by descent, preventing many children from inheriting citizenship from their Canadian parents by birth or adoption. The proposed amendments, which were removed, aimed to restrict second-generation citizenship by descent in the following ways:Requiring that the Canadian parent(s) meet a stricter version of the original bill’s substantial connection to Canada test.Requiring that children aged 18 or older when applying for citizenship undergo a security...
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‘Obi’s 6m Votes Will Vanish If He Joins Atiku’, Says Tinubu’s Minister

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Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has dismissed ongoing talks of a possible alliance between opposition leaders former presidential candidates Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar, describing it as a “dead on arrival” project that lacked electoral viability. Speaking on Channels Television’s ‘Sunday Politics’, Keyamo claimed that merging Peter Obi and Atiku’s political bases would not pose a threat to the All Progressives Congress (APC), citing demographic and ideological divisions that would collapse under such a coalition. “I will tell you something , this so-called ADC they are forming, whoever they bring… I want to give you small expo. What they are working on is to bring Peter Obi and Atiku together and join those numbers to beat our 8.4 million votes,” he said. However, the Minister said the tactic was bound to fail due to deep...
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