Canadians are used to American celebrities commenting on our politics and our elections.

Thanks to a new law that is drawing attention south of the border, we could see many American celebrities voting in our elections in the future.

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Bill C-3 passed into law last December and changed how citizenship is passed on for the children of Canadian citizens born abroad.

Now, instead of citizenship only passing down one generation after a family leaves Canada, it can pass down several generations. And the way the law is being interpreted is that people whose families haven’t lived in Canada in generations could claim citizenship.

It’s always been the case that someone like Caitlyn Jenner, formerly Bruce Jenner, could claim citizenship because of parental connections. Jenner’s father was from New Brunswick.

Someone like actor Timothée Chalamet could have made a claim because his grandmother was from Brantford, Ont.

Citizenship laws changed several times over........

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