Conservative Senators vow to fight C-6
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C-7 was passed with amendments and sent back to HoC for consideration, it will be sitting there for at least 3 months.
Not sure if they will do the same for C-6.
Not sure if they will do the same for C-6.
by the way the SOCI committee doesn't have any meetings scheduled either. keeping in mind that summer recess is next week this borders on impossible.
http://www.parl.gc.ca/SenCommitteeBusiness/CommitteeMeetingSchedule.aspx?parl=42&ses=1&Language=E&comm_id=1047&pastMeetings=0
http://www.parl.gc.ca/SenCommitteeBusiness/CommitteeMeetingSchedule.aspx?parl=42&ses=1&Language=E&comm_id=1047&pastMeetings=0
He has NEVER EVER said that. No minister would say "at any cost".Need Canadian Pr said:
Government of Canada Aims to Pass Changes to Canadian Citizenship Act Into Law by July 1
MAY, 2016
image: http://www.cicnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/citizenship-canada-300x245.jpg
Canada is moving closer to bringing new measures into law that would allow immigrants to apply for Canadian citizenship earlier and more easily than is currently the case. Changing the existing Citizenship Act is considered a centrepiece of the new Liberal government’s legislative agenda.
The chair of the House Immigration Committee, MP Borys Wrzesnewskyj, said this month that he hopes the bill, known as C-6, will pass into law in time for Canada Day, which falls each year on July 1.
This would have great symbolic relevance, as Canadians are proud of their citizenship and the status, rights, and freedoms that it provides. Canada encourages new immigrants to consider becoming naturalized citizens and join the Canadian family. Canadian citizens may apply for a Canadian passport, vote in elections, stand for public office, and leave and re-enter Canada freely without being bound by residency obligations. Canada also recognizes dual citizenship, allowing immigrants to acquire Canadian citizenship without having to lose the citizenship they already hold.
Among the proposed amendments is a reduction in the amount of time permanent residents have to live in Canada in order to become eligible to apply for citizenship, from four out of six years to three out five years. Further, certain applicants who spent time in Canada on temporary status would be able to count a portion of this time towards the three-year requirement. The proposed amendments would also repeal the intent to reside provision and remove language proficiency requirements for certain applicants.
In addition, the new legislation would repeal a contentious provision that revoked citizenship from dual Canadian citizens convicted of terrorism, treason or espionage. With a majority government in place, it is expected that the proposals will become law in the near future. The only major potential stumbling block is how the bill may be treated in the Senate, with Immigration Minister John McCallum among a group of politicians who have expressed wariness over how the Conservative-dominated Senate may handle the bill.
Background
In June, 2014, the previous Conservative government of Canada brought into law the Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act (also known as bill C-24). Among other measures, this controversial legislation made eligibility requirements for immigrants more onerous than had previously been the case. It also allowed the government to revoke citizenship in certain cases.
The now-governing Liberal Party of Canada, which came into office last November, made a public pledge in its election manifesto to ‘repeal the unfair elements of Bill C-24 that create second-class citizens and the elements that make it more difficult for hard-working immigrants to become Canadian citizens.’
Read more at http://www.cicnews.com/2016/05/government-canada-aims-pass-canadian-citizenship-act-law-july-1-058036.html#vdxzlLZaI6u8U5Fy.99
Alright. 2nd reading tomorrow and then to CON majority committees to fulfill their 'vows to oppose C-6'
http://www.parl.gc.ca/Content/Sen/Chamber/421/OrderPaper/055op_2016-06-22-e.htm
And btw, those dreaming it will pass before July are dreaming. Infact with CON senators majority, passing this bill is a dream in first place.
http://www.parl.gc.ca/Content/Sen/Chamber/421/OrderPaper/055op_2016-06-22-e.htm
And btw, those dreaming it will pass before July are dreaming. Infact with CON senators majority, passing this bill is a dream in first place.
