If so, Cruz was born in Canada to two Canadian parents.
I’m saying that’s a major problem.
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Running around presenting this sort of “maybe possibly could-be” supposition as FACT is injurious to Cruz. Those who are less informed see this sort of stuff, tell their neighbor about it, and the first thing you know it’s a “well, everybody KNOWS . . .” item in the public consciousness that Cruz’s parents “were both Canadian” . . . that is WRONG and NOT TRUE. Are you trying to injure his candidacy on purpose? Please do your research on this stuff BEFORE you present it in a widely read forum like this one. If you can’t prove it — and I say you can’t — then kindly put a sock in it. Because it’s not nice to pass around SLURS and canards that have no basis in fact.
Canadian Citizenship Act [January 1, 1947]
Up to January 1, 1947, there was no legal status of Canadian citizens, only British subjects. This Act gave legal recognition to the terms “Canadian citizen†and “Canadian citizenshipâ€. The Act established who was and who could become a Canadian citizen. There were many provisions for loss of citizenship, including retention provisions for the first and subsequent generations born outside Canada. The Act also contained provisions which provided special treatment for British subjects. In general, Canadian citizens who acquired citizenship of another country automatically lost Canadian citizenship (dual citizenship was not recognized).
But it looks like there wasn’t a requirement to renounce as part of becoming a Canadian. You did, however, have to file Canadian taxes. Cruz’s mother could have filed two tax returns in two countries and remained a U.S. citizen as well.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Citizenship_Act_1946
We just need to see the records and verify. Certainly he won’t close access to them...
Where is it shown that Cruz mother applied for Canadian citizenship? Seems to be just speculation without some factual proof.