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Monday February 17, 2014

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Citizenship case falls through the cracks

Magog resident and Canadian citizen Patrick Fortin moved home to Canada from Mexico with his wife and Mexican-born son two years ago. But he says the federal government is refusing to recognize his two-year old as a Canadian because Fortin was born on a Canadian military base abroad. Our Townships reporter Alison Brunette brings us that story. Pictured: Patrick Fortin, his wife Lucero Noémie Rodriguez and their son John Nicholas Fortin Rodriguez.

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