These famous Americans could be eligible for Canadian citizenship under Ottawa's new legislation

These famous Americans could be eligible for Canadian citizenship under Ottawa's new legislation

A piece of legislation making its way through Ottawa this fall and set to come into effect in January, if not earlier, will restore and grant Canadian citizenship to thousands of people around the world who were previously shut out by an earlier rule. It also means a handful of celebrities — including Hillary Clinton, Madonna and Viggo Mortensen, among others — will also, by virtue of their Canadian ancestry, become Canadians. “This has a huge i…