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February 17, 2000-[2000?] (Creation)
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Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his appointment as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration related to Bill C-16 Citizenship of Canada Act. The material documents Telegdi’s work initially supporting the new bill as well as his later concerns regarding section 17 and 18 of Bill C-16. Many of the documents highlight Telegdi’s efforts to implement changes to section 17 and 18 and solicit support from fellow politicians and members of the public. Also includes correspondence from members of the public, copies of Telegdi’s official resignation letter submitted to Jean Chrétien, Prime Minister of Canada, and related material. Records include correspondence from individuals and associations, new releases, speech transcripts and notes, reports, copies of an opinion article written by Telegdi for the Toronto Star, and other textual material.
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Donated by Nancy Curtin-Telegdi in 2017.
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Bill C-16 Citizenship of Canada Act was a government bill introduced in the House of Commons on November 25, 1999. Bill C-16 was intended to replace the 1977 Citizenship Act and was preceded by Bill C-63 Citizenship of Canada Act. Bill C-16 died on the Order Paper when the 36th Parliament, 2nd session concluded on October 22, 2000. Bill C-16 was succeeded by Bill C-18 Citizenship of Canada Act.
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Andrew Telegdi was concerned with section 17 and 18 of Bill C-16, which outlined the process of arriving at the final decision for the revocation of citizenship. In Telegdi’s opinion, this section offered no recourse for the appeal of decisions made by the judge of the Federal Court-Trial Division and believed this was in direct contradiction to section 12 of Bill C-16 that defined the rights and obligations of citizens as well as the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Despite Telegdi’s concerns, section 17 and 18 were not amended. As a result, Telegdi felt unable in good conscience to support the government’s position on this legislation while at the same time continuing his duties as Parliamentary Secretary. Telegdi resigned from his position as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration on May 18, 2000.
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For additional material related to citizenship legislation in this fonds, please refer to the list of files linked in the related materials note.
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- Chrétien, Jean (Subject)
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Described by NM in 2021.
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Anderson, Christopher G. (June 2006). A Long-Standing Canadian Tradition: Citizenship Revocation and Second-Class Citizenship under the Liberals, 1993-2006. Annual conference of the Canadian Political Science Association, York University, Ontario.
Bill C-16 Citizenship of Canada Act - LEGISinfo, House of Commons