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Nathalie Des Rosiers: Canada

Canada: Council right to support more inclusive democracy, June 22, according to The Star. Canada is a private club. Canada is a sovereign state, to the exclusion of all others. The membership in our club is perhaps the most open in the world: birth or a short residency of 1,100 days in Canada is usually sufficient to join. Those who choose Canada and affirm their allegiance to it may have to give up citizenship elsewhere. Dual citizenship is not a right and Re: Council right to support more inclusive democracy, June 22 In their letter, Nathalie Des Rosiers and Alan Broadbent support the extension of the vote in municipal elections based, essentially, on two premises: Canada is not a private club ; and voting is a right. They are mistaken on both counts. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.