Canadian Citizens: Canadian Citizenship and School Boards

canadian citizens: The 32-year-old from Ethiopia has been an active member of his west-end community for years before getting his Canadian citizenship in 2015 and feels non-citizens should have the right to vote on the civic issues that most directly affect their day-to-day city lives, according to Metro News. I don't think I was any less of a citizen a year ago, Kuchem told Metro. He doesn't see why it had to take so long. Newcomers do the same things as Canadian citizens for civic services and, for that, I think voting matters. Allowing newcomers to vote municipally would increase civic engagement, voter turnouts and ensure councils and school boards better represent their local communities, argue advocates determined to put the issue on the city radar. Instead it a hindrance to engagement . Not everyone is being represented. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.