How I Found Out I Was a 'Lost Canadian' — From Beach to Birth Records

July 21, 2026 - Participants include:   Dan Hughes - @RadikalHughes   John Richardson - @ExpatriationLaw     Host John Richardson speaks with Dan Hughes about Canada’s Bill C-3 and Dan’s personal journey discovering he may be a Canadian by descent. Dan describes how he found his Canadian ancestors on Ancestry.com, hired a genealogist, and traveled across Michigan to collect certified birth, marriage and death records to prove his claim to the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). The episode explains the step-by-step proof process (primary and secondary documents, census and baptismal records), the urgency around filing due to application backlogs and possible legal changes, and the implications for future generations and family identity.