Finance committee  Could I just respond to that, briefly?

Finance committee  We would like Finance Canada to go back to the U.S. treasury and say that Parliament has spoken, and Parliament is going to stand up for Canadians—Canadian citizens and Canadian residents.

Finance committee  No. In fact, the U.S. consulate did exactly the opposite. My experience was the same as that of the grandma in Vancouver whom I mentioned. I called the U.S. consulate in 1973—so that was 41 years ago—and they told me clearly, firmly, and directly that I was permanently and irre

Finance committee  If I could just say, as well, my Canadian citizenship certificate states that Lynne Swanson “is a Canadian citizen and, as such, is entitled to all the rights and privileges and bears all the responsibilities, obligations and duties of a Canadian subject.” For four decades I ha

Finance committee  Quite frankly, involving the CRA does not resolve our privacy concerns. What the IGA does, and what the implementation act does is it's actually unprecedented, as I understand it in Canadian law, in that it for the first time singles out one group of Canadian citizens, and it pre

Finance committee  I think most Canadians would be outraged if that information were going to CRA. On top of that, the Privacy Commissioner has indicated that the CRA has privacy or identity theft issues.

Finance committee  I come before you as the voice of one million Canadians. We are Canadians. Many have been Canadian citizens for life or for decades. We chose Canada. We expect Canada to now choose us and our rights over foreign bully demands. Why do our most heinous criminals have more charter