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John Ivison: Diab’s ‘lost Canadians’ debacle raises doubt anyone’s in charge at the Immigration Department

Diab’s explanation of revoked 'lost Canadian' citizenships made it sound like no one, including her, knew what was going on

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Overlooked in the monsoon of pre-summer news was a response from the prime minister at his press conference last week on the “lost Canadians” issue.

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The question centred on the immigration minister, Lena Diab, who said she wasn’t sure why citizenship certificates were declared invalid by the Immigration Department, after being granted to people who had applied as the descendants of Canadians.

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Carney was asked if those people deserved a timely explanation as to why they had been stripped of their citizenship.

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“The simple answer is ‘yes,’ and I’ll be following up to ensure they get that. Thank you,” he said, offering a very good impression of a snapping turtle.

The reason for the prime minister’s displeasure........

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