As I previously posted, the idea that the Federal Courts would allow, let alone validate, an interpretation which in effect amounted to the revocation of citizenship because a naturalized citizen moved abroad is FAR-FETCHED.
No pass to anyone intended or necessary. See post by
@spyfy regarding Canada being a rule of law country.
Your outline conflates actual fraud with the fear-mongering rhetoric that the
intent-to-reside provision could be employed to, in effect, punish naturalized citizens who move abroad after becoming a citizen. If there is actual evidence the applicant misrepresented their intention,
DUH!, that is fraud. And grounds for revoking citizenship.
That said, here too there is NO doubt, the Canadian courts would demand definitive proof of actual fraud . . . but sure, an application to another country in which the individual overtly expressed an intention to move to that country once he or she became a Canadian citizen, sure, that would be actual proof. Again,
DUH!
Actual fraud has always been, and still is, a grounds for revoking a grant of naturalized citizenship.
Note this issue was discussed ad nauseam in this and other forums . . . over the course of YEARS, going back to early 2014. It was rare for anyone to change their views about it. I addressed this issue, myself, many many times and in much depth, with lots and lots of citations to principles articulated by not just the Federal Courts but the Supreme Court of Canada. For what that was worth. Again, I have no doubts about this and that has nothing to do with giving anyone a pass, least of all the Conservatives who I do NOT trust at all . . . but whose power is restrained by the rule of law . . . at least for now . . . but sure, I acknowledge there are ominous clouds looming on the horizon . . . and I too was among an isolated, and at the time mocked minority, who even in the summer of 2015 was warning about the potential for Donald Trump to actually be nominated, and if nominated possibly POTUS . . . I long ago adopted the skepticism and cynicism expressed by gonzo journalist Hunter Thompson, especially views he expressed in his book about politics
Better Than Sex. So sure, I have much fear about the future. Given my age, though, it is not likely I will get to see all that much of it.