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The late Honourable Pierre Trudeau gave to all new Canadian citizens the same rights and privileges as if they were born Canadians. He was also responsible for the patriation of the Constitution, the basis of which is the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. This law, by depriving its citizens of their rights under the charter, fails justice. It's a perfect example of how the politicians have blatantly dismissed the courts of the land, which are the repositories of law and social justice. Ladies and gentlemen, this is a path of regression that will lead a fine democratic nation like ours to being a totalitarian state. By enacting draconian laws that circumvent the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which is the basis of our democratic and civil society, we have set a precedent that will come back to haunt us all and change for the worse this democratic society our founding fathers fought so hard to establish. It would appear that this bill is telling every new Canadian that their citizenship is not worth the paper it is written on. It will polarize this democratic society and will cause fractures that will be near impossible to mend.
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