Politics Briefing: Bestowing citizenship on the Lost Canadians

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Open this photo in gallery: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Marc Miller speaks in Ottawa on May 23, 2024.Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press Hello, The federal government tabled legislation Thursday that’s aimed at bringing “lost Canadians” lacking a clear path to citizenship back into the fold. If passed, Bill C-71 would automatically give Canadian citizenship to people born abroad to a Canadian citizen parent who was also born outside Canada. Children born outside of Canada and adopted by parents who hold Canadian citizenship and were born abroad would also be eligible. Parents will be required to prove that they spent three...