Cdn laws still bar citizenship for 'bastards' born to Canadian parents

[JohnyCanuck]

On her living room table two cups of coffee, a plate of muffins and napkins stood waiting. She sat down by the window and held in her hands a collection of documents: a well-kept photograph of her father as a soldier, her mother's naturalization certificate, letters from the Canadian government, copies of Canada's immigration and citizenship acts and pictures of her Canadian born daughter and grandchildren.

Jackie, daughter of a Canadian soldier and a British-born mother naturalized as a Canadian citizen in 1955, learned she was a "visitor" in Canada in 2005, when after applying for a citizenship card in order to get a passport, she received a letter from the government saying she was not Canadian.

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"I had the letter in my hand, and was shaking," Scott said, recalling her first denial. "I felt so embarrassed, because as I read down, the reason for the denial was because I was born out of wedlock... they're saying I'm a bastard."

Scott shares a common struggle with countless Canadians of her generation -- they were born when "legitimacy" mattered. She is quick to accept that today's society has a different attitude towards children born out of wedlock, but back then, she said, it was a big deal.

http://thetyee.ca/News/2010/07/22/LostCanadian/?utm_source=mondayheadlines&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=260710

[Toilet]

1. Thanks for the

Misleading title.

[polly7]

2. From the article:

'Lost Canadians'
'Changed immigration laws still bar citizenship from Jackie Scott and other 'bastards' born to Canadian parents.'