Ted Cruz

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File No. 644814  ·  Adjudicated

Ted Cruz

Politician — American politician and attorney

Born
1970
Birthplace
CALGARY, ALBERTA
Citizenships
CA — renounced

Canadianness Score

🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁
—/ 5
Not scored — citizenship renounced in 2014 · source

Designation

Renounced 🚫

Had it. Gave it back. On purpose.

Scorecard

Path B — citizenship renounced
I. Origin
Born on Canadian soil — yes
CALGARY, ALBERTA
Canadian parentage — no
No Canadian parents on record
Citizenship on record — no
Renounced in 2014 — held by birth until then
II. Residency
Formative years spent in Canada — no
Raised elsewhere
Lived in Canada by choice — no
No adult residency on record
Worked or filmed in Canada — no
No Canadian credits on file
III. Cultural evidence — not scored
Section III is recorded for the file only. It carries no weight under either path.
Publicly claims to be Canadian — not scored
Has never brought it up
Canada claims them back — not scored
Claimed, enthusiastically

Fun fact

Renounced his Canadian citizenship in 2014 (good riddance)

The verdict

Sad but true, he was born in Canada, but Texas can keep him.

Adjudicated by
The Standings Committee
Status
Final — appealable

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References — en.wikipedia.org