A controversial Conservative bill that gives the government power to strip Canadian citizenship from dual nationals is a step closer to being reversed by the Liberals.

Bill C-24, the Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act, was made law in 2014 by Stephen Harper's government, who argued it would allow citizenship to be taken from convicted terrorists.

Opponents said it effectively created two classes of Canadian citizen.

Now Justin Trudeau's Liberals, who used the reversal of the bill as part of their election campaign, are pushing to get this and other provisions into law by year-end.

During the n2015 general election campaign, the Liberals branded the bill unfair and used the slogan 'A Canadian is a Canadian is a Canadian' to make their stance on the matter clear.

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