Dual Citizenship

dual citizenship: The conservative right has a legitimate gripe. It is trendy in this country particularly on the liberal left to pretend that Canada is not a real place on its own, that its only value is to welcome the diversity of others, according to The Star. But citizenship involves more than the possession of convenient travel documents. It is, at base, a commitment to a place. In a world where there were no countries, such commitments might be superfluous. Twitter notwithstanding, we do not live in that world and The Conservative government says it wants to promote Canadian patriotism. It has instead promoted jingoism. The two are different. This has resulted in the devaluation of citizenship. Toronto city council thinks that any permanent resident, citizen or not, should be given the right to vote in municipal elections. Some national politicians including New Democratic Party leader Tom Mulcair hold dual citizenship in Mulcairs case, it is French in order to pass more easily through European airports. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.