The Supreme Court of Canada will help settle the controversy over whether the Toronto-born sons of Russian spies are actually Canadian citizens. A high court decision Thursday grants the federal government a chance to fight a Federal Court of Appeal ruling that effectively affirmed the citizenship of Alexander and Timothy Vavilov. In its application to the Supreme Court, the federal government said the registrar's original decision was "rational and defensible." In a decision last month, the Federal Court said the ruling on Alexander equally applies to Timothy, making him "a citizen." The Supreme Court said Thursday that both the citizenship and Super Bowl cases "provide an opportunity to consider the nature and scope of judicial review of administrative action."

Source: CBC News May 10, 2018 19:03 UTC