“Lost Canadians” have citizenships suspended

American Sean Davis Mooney was thrilled to become a Canadian.That's until he was told he may not be one after all.

It's like winning the lottery.They give you the money, you spend it all, and then they come and knock on your door and say, you've got to give it all back.

Frustrated with the political climate in the U .S., Mooney and his husband left California to start fresh in British Columbia.The U .S.veteran has a Canadian grandparent and says he was told last February that under new legislation he was eligible to become a Canadian citizen.

But then he received an email last weekend from the Immigration Department to surrender his Certificate of Citizenship.

I presented the documents.I did what was asked.I trusted in the laws of Canada.

The law changed last year allowing Canadians born outside the country to pass on their citizenship to future generations born abroad.That came after years of court battles.

We've been very clear from the beginning.Each applicant must link their ancestry generation for generation through verified, authenticated documents.

The federal government won't say how many people are affected, only that it's aware of a limited number and that their files are under review.

When they all of a sudden started receiving tens of thousands of applications, that really caught them by surprise.And when you're in those kinds of conditions, it can be easy to make mistakes.Mooney is hoping for clarity.

Our lives are here now.

because you said we could I could be here, anxiously