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Liberal MPs Shaun Chen, Gary Anandasangaree, Darshan Kang and Sukh Dhaliwal want Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship John McCallum to waive language test for new immigrants who want to apply for Canadian citizenship. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright
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