▁D ion ▁is ▁an ▁ab original ▁man ▁from ▁Man it oba ▁who ▁was ▁adopted ▁by ▁a ▁family ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁The ▁C BC ▁program ▁ 8 th ▁Fire ▁features ▁his ▁story ▁about ▁coming ▁back ▁to ▁Canada . ▁D ion ▁saved ▁his ▁money ▁so ▁he ▁could ▁find ▁his ▁family ▁in ▁Canada . ▁When ▁he ▁arrived ▁at ▁the ▁border , ▁he ▁was ▁turned ▁down : ▁" they ▁are ▁aware ▁that ▁I ▁was ▁born ▁here , ▁but ▁I ▁am ▁not ▁a ▁citiz en ▁here ." ▁He ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁a ▁Canadian ▁birth ▁certificate ▁and ▁his ▁name ▁had ▁been ▁changed . ▁Therefore , ▁he ▁had ▁no ▁proof ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁a ▁Canadian ▁citiz en . ▁On ▁his ▁second ▁try ▁to ▁get ▁into ▁Canada , ▁he ▁was ▁successful . ▁The ▁border ▁guard ▁acknowled ged ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁minor ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁adopted ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁implicitly ▁consent ▁to ▁becoming ▁a ▁United ▁States ▁resident , ▁so ▁he ▁was ▁allowed ▁to ▁enter ▁Canada ▁without ▁a ▁pass port . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Tab er ▁Gregory , ▁bapt ized ▁Henry ▁Des jar lais , ▁an ▁ab original ▁man ▁from ▁Cold ▁Lake ▁Nation , ▁Al berta , ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁child ▁placed ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Si xt ies ▁S co op ▁to ▁be ▁recognized ▁by ▁Canada ' s ▁Tr uth ▁and ▁Re con c ili ation ▁Commission . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁via ▁a ▁civil ▁class ▁action