Last Friday, part of Bill C-24 went into effect, officially creating a two-tier citizenship system. As a result of this new law, dual citizens and people who have immigrated to Canada can have their citizenship taken away while other Canadians cannot. The government’s press release last week tried to justify this discriminatory law by raising the threat of “jihadi terrorism,” but Bill C-24 could easily be used against non-terrorists—for example, a journalist who is convicted of a “terrorism offence” in another country for reporting on human rights violations by the government. The BCCLA remains committed to challenging this new law in the courts. It is only after the law comes into force (as it did last Friday) that this kind of court challenge is possible. Read the full update on these important changes here: https://bccla.org/2015/06/its-official-second-class-citizenship-goes-into-effect/