Malala Yousufzai new citizen of Canada

Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai is presented with an honorary Canadian citizenship by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday.

thestar.com

OTTAWA—Few new Canadians go right from a citizenship ceremony to addressing Parliament. But then few people are like Malala Yousafzai — Nobel Peace Prize winner, a United Nations messenger of peace, a global advocate for education.

And still just 19.

The Pakistan woman, who survived a Taliban attack five years ago, dazzled MPs and dignitaries Wednesday with a Parliament Hill speech sprinkled with inspiration, humour and a call for Canada to do more for global development.

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  1. I do not think that an ‘honorary citizen’ will get a Canadian Passport. But it should be easier to get a visa anyway …

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