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FIRST READING: Another 'elbows up' celebrity swears allegiance to the U.S.

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In March, folk singer Joni Mitchell accepted her Juno lifetime achievement award with a speech that consisted mostly of praise for Prime Minister Mark Carney.

“We are so fortunate to have him,” she said of Carney, who stood alongside her on Hamilton’s TD Coliseum stage. The prime minister had presented her the award “on behalf of all Canadians.”

Gesturing to Carney, Mitchell, 82, added “we are so lucky” and referred to Carney as “our wonderful prime minister.”

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“This man is a blessing; you guys are so fortunate,” she said.

Just six months later, Mitchell officially announced that she had finally obtained her U.S. citizenship.

“A journey that began 62 years ago,” wrote Mitchell against an image of her waving a tiny U.S. flag in a California office of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday.

Although she remains a dual citizen, like all newly minted Americans, Mitchell would have cited an oath explicitly........

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