MR MACKENZIE KING BECOMES A “CANADIAN CITIZEN.”—The Prime Minister of Canada (Mr W.L.Mackenzie King) receiving Canadas No. 1 certificate of Canadian citizenship from Chief Justice Thibaudeau Rinfret in the Supreme Court, Ottawa on January 4, when National Citizenship Week was launched. Officially described as making the final step in the development of the Dominion's nationhood and of effective independence, the Canadian Citizenship Act establishes a distinctive Canadian nationality. Passports are now stamped “Canadian Citizen,” but Canadian travellers continue to have the benefits accruing to British subjects, particularly within the British Empire.

Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25083, 15 January 1947, Page 5

MR MACKENZIE KING BECOMES A “CANADIAN CITIZEN.”—The Prime Minister of Canada (Mr W.L.Mackenzie King) receiving Canadas No. 1 certificate of Canadian citizenship from Chief Justice Thibaudeau Rinfret in the Supreme Court, Ottawa on Januar y 4 , when National Citizenship Week was launched. Officially described as making the final step in the development of the Dominion's nationhood and of effective independence, the Canadian Citizenship Act establishes a distinctive Canadian nationality. Passports are now stamped “Canadian Citizen,” but Canadian travellers continue to have the benefits accruing to British subjects, particularly within the British Empire.