Pourghasemi ( Re )
T-80-92
Muldoon J.
11/3/93
4 pp.
Appeal from refusal of citizenship based on failure to meet residency requirements imposed by Citizenship Act, s. 5(1)(c)-Accumulated only 357 of 1,095 required days-Appeal dismissed-Purpose of s. 5(1)(c) to insure everyone who is granted Canadian citizenship compulsorily presented with everyday opportunity to become "Canadianized" by "rubbing elbows" with Canadians anywhere one can meet and converse with Canadians during prescribed three years-Papadogiorgakis (In re) and in re Citizenship Act, [1978] 2 F.C. 208 (T.D.) stretching meaning of s. 5(1)(c) almost beyond recognition if clear purpose recognized and invoked-Those who would become citizens must first throw in their lot with Canadians by residing among Canadians in Canada during three of preceding four years to Canadianize themselves-Cannot be done while abroad, since Canadian life and society exist only in Canada-Many immigrants coming to Canada from theocratic and/or autocratic countries in which Canada's Constitution, including Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms with guaranteed freedoms would never be tolerated-Understanding and living with Canada's freedoms takes at least three years to get used to pursuant to s. 5(1)(c)-Citizenship Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. C-29, s. 5(1)(c).