The federal government will not appeal a court ruling that found part of Canada’s Citizenship Act to be unconstitutional.
Last month, an Ontario Superior Court justice found the federal government violated Charter rights with its “second-generation cut-off” rule, which denies automatic citizenship to children born abroad if their Canadian parents were also born abroad.
In an interview with CBC News Sunday, lawyer Sujit Choudhry confirmed federal government representatives informed him last week that there would be no appeal.
Ottawa had 30 days to appeal the ruling — a deadline that passed on Thursday.
“My clients are relieved. It’s been a long, hard fight,” said Choudhry, who is representing families affected
