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Meet Lawrence Connelly: A Canadian Taxpayer Who's Told He's Not a Canadian

Peter Worthington | Posted 07.25.2012 | Canada Politics
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Peter Worthington

Lawrence Connelly was issued a DND birth certificate by the Canadian government when born in Germany. He now lives in Orillia, works in daycare, pays his taxes, and is married with two kids. But when he applied for a passport to go to Disney World in the U.S., the Passport Office told him they needed proof of citizenship, and that has birth certificate wasn't enough.

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On Canada Day, Lost Canadians Sit on the Sidelines

Don Chapman | Posted 08.31.2011 | Canada
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Don Chapman

We as Canadians readily admit that everyone should be equal, but when Canadians learn about our country's ongoing discrimination in citizenship law, they seem content sitting in silence.

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The Lost Canadians

Don Chapman | Posted 07.26.2011 | Canada
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Don Chapman

It matters not that a person was born in Canada, or grew up, married, had a family, voted and paid taxes. According to the Harper government, such a person might still not really be Canadian.

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