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The Lost Canadians: A Struggle for Citizenship Rights, Equality, and Identity

Don Chapman

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Description:“A call to arms for a fresh approach to the most fundamental right of passage – from birth to citizenship – that ought to be easily claimable.” PETER C. NEWMANWhen Vancouver-born Don Chapman was six years old, he was stripped of his Canadian citizenship, thanks to an arcane provision of the 1947 Canadian Citizenship Act. Years later, he was stunned to discover that he couldn’t return to his homeland, and thus began his David and Goliath battle to change Canada’s discriminatory citizenship laws. He’s since become the voice for hundreds of thousands of others like himself, now collectively known as the Lost Canadians, whose ranks have included such Canadian icons as Roméo Dallaire, Guy Lombardo, Leslie Nielsen, Ricky Gervais, and Nobel Prize winners Willard Boyle and Saul Bellow. Children born on military bases overseas were affected, as were tens of thousands of Second World War brides and their children. Perhaps the most stunning of Canada doesn’t recognize some living Second World War veterans as citizens.In riveting, hard-hitting prose, Chapman describes his fight to rectify this deep social injustice. He renders in heartbreaking detail the stories of Lost Canadians who’ve had their identities torn from them, thanks to labyrinthine legislation, bumbling bureaucracy, disinterested politicians, and a complacent media. After decades, Don’s quest has restored citizenship to around one million people.DON CHAPMAN was born in Vancouver, B.C., but lost his Canadian citizenship as a six-year-old. He’s been fighting the government ever since, becoming the face of the Canadian citizenship rights movement. He coined the phrase “Lost Canadians” that is now used widely to describe other Canadians in his position. He has testified several times before both the House and Senate, and has been interviewed by major media outlets around the world, including CBC television and radio, CTV, Maclean’s, the National Post, the BBC, Le Monde, The Economist, Reader’s Digest, the Wall Street Journal, and the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network. He’s also spoken at various universities and organizations worldwide. Chapman is a United Airlines pilot, currently on leave. He blogs at www.lostcanadian.com.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Lost Canadians: A Struggle for Citizenship Rights, Equality, and Identity. To get started finding The Lost Canadians: A Struggle for Citizenship Rights, Equality, and Identity, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Release: 2015

ISBN: 0994055412

Description: “A call to arms for a fresh approach to the most fundamental right of passage – from birth to citizenship – that ought to be easily claimable.” PETER C. NEWMANWhen Vancouver-born Don Chapman was six years old, he was stripped of his Canadian citizenship, thanks to an arcane provision of the 1947 Canadian Citizenship Act. Years later, he was stunned to discover that he couldn’t return to his homeland, and thus began his David and Goliath battle to change Canada’s discriminatory citizenship laws. He’s since become the voice for hundreds of thousands of others like himself, now collectively known as the Lost Canadians, whose ranks have included such Canadian icons as Roméo Dallaire, Guy Lombardo, Leslie Nielsen, Ricky Gervais, and Nobel Prize winners Willard Boyle and Saul Bellow. Children born on military bases overseas were affected, as were tens of thousands of Second World War brides and their children. Perhaps the most stunning of Canada doesn’t recognize some living Second World War veterans as citizens.In riveting, hard-hitting prose, Chapman describes his fight to rectify this deep social injustice. He renders in heartbreaking detail the stories of Lost Canadians who’ve had their identities torn from them, thanks to labyrinthine legislation, bumbling bureaucracy, disinterested politicians, and a complacent media. After decades, Don’s quest has restored citizenship to around one million people.DON CHAPMAN was born in Vancouver, B.C., but lost his Canadian citizenship as a six-year-old. He’s been fighting the government ever since, becoming the face of the Canadian citizenship rights movement. He coined the phrase “Lost Canadians” that is now used widely to describe other Canadians in his position. He has testified several times before both the House and Senate, and has been interviewed by major media outlets around the world, including CBC television and radio, CTV, Maclean’s, the National Post, the BBC, Le Monde, The Economist, Reader’s Digest, the Wall Street Journal, and the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network. He’s also spoken at various universities and organizations worldwide. Chapman is a United Airlines pilot, currently on leave. He blogs at www.lostcanadian.com.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Lost Canadians: A Struggle for Citizenship Rights, Equality, and Identity. To get started finding The Lost Canadians: A Struggle for Citizenship Rights, Equality, and Identity, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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