CharlieG

RE: https://mastodon.social/@mem_somerville/116098698114338126

This is going to cause some problems in the Australian Parliament, isn’t it? #section44

Feb 21 at 6:13amWeb
Show threadeuroplus Feb 21
@Charles @mem_somerville there’ll be some troublemakers on ancestry.com from this…
Show threadJames HealyFeb 21
@Charles already has, kinda sorta https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/the-labor-minister-who-was-canadian-for-two-weeks-despite-trying-not-to-be-20260202-p5nyzx.html
The Labor minister who was Canadian for two weeks, despite trying not to be

A senior cabinet minister was a dual citizen for two weeks after Canada changed its citizenship laws, reviving memories of the 2017 citizenship crisis.

The Age
Show threadmem_somervilleFeb 21

@james @Charles Yeah, I heard of 2 of them.

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/second-mp-discovers-he-is-accidentally-canadian-after-law-changes-20260205-p5nzye.html

Second MP discovers he is accidentally Canadian after law changes

A Queensland MP has become the second federal politician caught out by Canada’s citizenship law changes.

The Sydney Morning Herald