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{
"time": "2009-09-18 12:15:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Hon. Mauril B\u00e9langer (Ottawa\u2014Vanier, Lib.)",
"fr": ""
},
"content": {
"en": "<p class=\"procedural\" data-HoCid=\"1596415\"> moved for leave to introduce Bill <a data-HoCid=\"4015625\" href=\"/bills/40-2/C-443/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (exception to the rule of inapplicability after the first generation)\">C-443, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (exception to the rule of inapplicability after the first generation)</a>.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1596416\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, since it came into effect in April of this year, the new Citizenship Act limits citizenship by descent to the first generation born abroad. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1596417\" data-originallang=\"en\">It is rather complex, but this means that a person born outside of Canada cannot acquire Canadian citizenship by descent from a Canadian parent, either natural or adoptive, who was also born outside of Canada and who themselves acquired Canadian citizenship by descent.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1596418\" data-originallang=\"en\">The current legislation does provide an exception to this first-generation cut-off for Canadian parents who would be working for the armed forces, the federal public administration or provincial public service.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1596419\" data-originallang=\"en\">Since Canada is a trading nation and a multilateral and multicultural nation, which has traditionally supported multilateral efforts and organizations, I believe it is in our nation's best interest to have Canadian citizens engaged in international organizations such as the United Nations, the World Bank, the World Trade Organization and so forth.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1596420\" data-originallang=\"en\">This bill proposes an amendment to section 3(5) or the Citizenship Act listing additional types of employment for which an exception could be made, such as I have mentioned right now.</p>\n<p class=\"procedural\" data-HoCid=\"7\"> (Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed) </p>",
"fr": "<p class=\"procedural\" data-HoCid=\"1596415\"> demande \u00e0 pr\u00e9senter le projet de loi <a data-HoCid=\"4015625\" href=\"/bills/40-2/C-443/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (exception to the rule of inapplicability after the first generation)\">C-443, Loi modifiant la Loi sur la citoyennet\u00e9 (exception \u00e0 la r\u00e8gle d\u2019inapplicabilit\u00e9 apr\u00e8s la premi\u00e8re g\u00e9n\u00e9ration)</a>.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1596416\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, depuis qu'elle est entr\u00e9e en vigueur en avril dernier, la nouvelle Loi sur la citoyennet\u00e9 restreint la citoyennet\u00e9 par filiation \u00e0 la premi\u00e8re g\u00e9n\u00e9ration n\u00e9e \u00e0 l'\u00e9tranger. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1596417\" data-originallang=\"en\">C'est assez complexe, mais cela signifie qu'une personne n\u00e9e \u00e0 l'ext\u00e9rieur du Canada ne peut pas acqu\u00e9rir la citoyennet\u00e9 canadienne par filiation d'un parent canadien, naturel ou adoptif, qui est \u00e9galement n\u00e9 \u00e0 l'ext\u00e9rieur du Canada et qui a lui aussi acquis la citoyennet\u00e9 canadienne par filiation.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1596418\" data-originallang=\"en\">La loi actuelle pr\u00e9voit une exception \u00e0 cette r\u00e8gle pour les parents canadiens travaillant pour les forces arm\u00e9es, l'administration publique f\u00e9d\u00e9rale ou la fonction publique provinciale.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1596419\" data-originallang=\"en\">Puisque le Canada est un pays commer\u00e7ant, multilat\u00e9ral et multiculturel qui appuie depuis toujours les organisations et les efforts multilat\u00e9raux, je crois qu'il est dans l'int\u00e9r\u00eat de notre pays d'engager ses citoyens dans des organisations internationales comme les Nations Unies, la Banque mondiale et l'Organisation mondiale du commerce. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1596420\" data-originallang=\"en\">Le projet de loi propose une modification au paragraphe 3(5) de la Loi sur la citoyennet\u00e9. Il \u00e9num\u00e8re les types d'emploi suppl\u00e9mentaires pour lesquels une exception pourrait \u00eatre faite, comme je l'ai mentionn\u00e9 un peu plus t\u00f4t.</p>\n<p class=\"procedural\" data-HoCid=\"7\">(Les motions sont r\u00e9put\u00e9es adopt\u00e9es, le projet de loi est lu pour la premi\u00e8re fois et imprim\u00e9.) </p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2009/9/18/mauril-belanger-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/mauril-belanger/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/3687/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "2866143",
"h1": {
"en": "Routine Proceedings",
"fr": ""
},
"h2": {
"en": "Citizenship Act",
"fr": ""
},
"document_url": "/debates/2009/9/18/",
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}