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Canadian Citizenship

Canadian citizenship: Those who support this thoroughly backward idea argue that it would encourage newcomers to take part in the civic life of their new home, fostering a sense of belonging. It is more likely do just the opposite. The best path to full belonging is to become a citizen, and letting non-citizens vote removes an important incentive to take out citizenship. In the words of Councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong, it devalues, degrades and erodes what Canadian citizenship means. More Related to this Story, according to Globe and Mail. Electoral reform on city radar Should people who are not citizens of Canada be given the right to vote in City of Toronto elections? City council thinks so. Councillors voted 21-20 on Tuesday to ask the provincial government to change the rules, drop the citizenship requirement and allow permanent residents to cast ballots. City council backs electoral reform (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.