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Radio show host John Downs: So what do you mean, could you clarify in terms of the citizenship angle. Are you suggesting you want to revoke citizenship?

Mayor: Well maybe you can clarify things, John, with me. When you have a status in a country, what portfolio does that fall under? Your address, your date of birth, your country of origin. I’m pretty sure that falls under citizenship.

Downs: If you’re Canadian born?

Mayor: Well obviously, your status is obviously under Canadian.

Downs: When would a Canadian citizen, like yourself for example, you were born in this country, when did you ever deal with immigration and citizenship?

Mayor: Oh, anytime, if you get in problems in another country, they try to look at your status.

Downs: That’s foreign affairs.

Mayor: Okay whoever it may be. That’s what I’m saying. Maybe I’m not an expert on the ministries but all I’m saying is if it’s foreign affairs or if it’s immigration and citizenship, I want to talk to the PMO to find out, if we can — maybe we can’t — but I’m just trying to clarify that you’re caught with a gun and convicted of a gun crime, I do not want you living in the city anymore. And to find out that information you have to go to the PMO and that’s what I’m doing. So, um, I’m not an expert in this but I’m trying to resolve the issue at hand.

Radio show host Ryan Doyle: Mayor Ford, just to be clear here, we’re not talking about you having any inside information as to knowing the immigration status of the suspected shooter or anything to that effect.