Jehad Aliweiwi: Voting Rights

Toronto Dept: And although many believe that voting rights should be restricted to people have earned full citizenship, there are others who argue that a large segment of the city's population are not being represented, according to CBC. The committee has asked a panel of Toronto's top immigration thinkers such as Jehad Aliweiwi for advice and the City of Toronto is reviewing whether to give people with permanent-resident status the right to vote in municipal elections. All the time we meet people when we re out in our wards who are really frustrated and quite angry they can't participate in municipal elections," said Coun. Jaye Robinson, who chairs the city's community development and recreation committee. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.