The person was born in Canada and probably lived here the whole time and yet some functionary tells the person that he or she is not a citizen because one of his or her parents left the country during a certain period of time, take out citizenship in another country and thereby, through no choice of the person who wants to travel and with no knowledge or consent, the person is no longer a Canadian.
Ce jeune est né au Canada et a probablement vécu ici toute sa vie. Pourtant, un fonctionnaire lui dit qu'il n'est pas citoyen canadien parce qu'un de ses parents a quitté le pays pendant une certaine période et a pris la citoyenneté d'un autre pays.