Expat Canadians deserve the right to vote in Federal Elections
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Anonymous
11 years ago
I am a citizen of Canada and an expat and am appalled at this ruling.
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Joanne Savard
11 years ago
Very disappointing decision..
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Janice Ishizaka
11 years ago
Citizenship equals voting rights. If you take those rights away you create a weak silent citizen. Then you can take away more rights? Shame on the government!
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John Reiser
11 years ago
I'm living and working in the US but still consider myself Canadian and always will.
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Bruce Lindsay
11 years ago
Canadian born and hold a Canadian passport. I do not understand why there is an ongoing move toward creating second class citizens.
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Antonella Bumbaca
11 years ago
Most expats have strong family ties in Canada and I feel they should have the right to vote.
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Joseph Bumbaca
11 years ago
What a joke! Get with it Harper. Supreme courts of Canada PLEASE step in ASAP. We have over 1.4 million Canadian's living over seas who have a voice and care. Do the right thing!
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Leslie Wener
11 years ago
I am a Canadian and will hopefully move back one day when I retire. I visit often and have family and friends there. I should be able to vote and have a say in my country. I have the right to vote and am very disappointed and upset with this ruling.
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Kate Modolo
11 years ago
I am Canadian. I am a proud Canadian. I wouldn't share citizenship with any other nation. I will move back to Canada at some point. I should have a say in the future Canada I return to.
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Lyon Bodzy, Atlanta
11 years ago
As a Canadian, one should wonder why I left the city I love and will always love-Montreal. I am not "pur laine" or "souche". I am however pur Quebecois. But my dear Levesque-led separatist government did not want me to live any longer in Montreal- to have my family continue with our 100-year old Quebecois traditions and to earn a gainful living or have our children and grandchildren develop and grow successfully. Sadly, our family's ritual burial grounds on Mt. Royal, de la Savane and around the old Belmont Park are not visited very often. Why? What did Canada do to assure that Quebec did not or does not cede from the Canadian union. Has Texas? Have the Basques in Barcelona? The never-ending referendums pushed us to re-evaluate our Canadian identity. The least Canada can do is assure my purple heart forever- and of my right to vote. We did not leave in 1976 like the insurance cos. or the RBC did in 1978. We patiently waited another 25 years for the Canadian government to end these abrasive philosophies and mandate English Quebecois' well-being. Candidly, who is at fault? Our time had run out. Our filters were waning. Our emotions were frayed. Our beloved city was no longer ours. And our immigration policies had become weak. And now Canada wants to take away my right to vote. How typical. Blame the expat of course.
I will miss you Montreal and I will miss the Laurentian Mountains. But you will always be a part of me- regardless if I have the right to vote.
What's next? Take away my retirement benefits that I have to apply for?
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Christine Gallagher
11 years ago
I live in the US now for work, but plan to move back to Canada in a few years when I retire. I never intended to leave my country permanently, and feel that my rights as a citizen are being taken away from me. My voice should be heard; I should have a say in my country's future, even if I don't currently live there.
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Chloe Jewell
11 years ago
Legal Resident of the USA, Canadian Born. Been in USA for 8 years now. I am NOT a Legal Voting Citizen of the USA. I am NOT allowed to Vote here. I SHOULD be able to vote in my home Country if I am still legally not a Citizen of another Country I reside in. You need to "be" able to vote so why cast off citizens just because of the place they reside, whether it be work, school, pleasure etc. It does not change your Citizenship!
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John Hu
11 years ago
Being a Canadian citizen has the right and responsibility to vote in Federal Election. Canadian living abroad may still be very patriotic and voting for the best for Canada.
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Judy speight
11 years ago
They are Canadian citizens !!
That should be enough reason to allow them to vote !
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Kathy Semkuley
11 years ago
I am still a Canadian Citizen! I should be allowed to vote.
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Kamran Ayagh
11 years ago
Canada now officially behind of third world countries with being very similar nondemoctratic nations.
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Mark Penstone
11 years ago
I'm a Canadian!
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Anonymous
11 years ago
I was born and raised in Canada, moving to the US only because I married an American citizen. I have no plans to renounce my Canadian status or become a dual citizen. My grandfather fought for Canada in WWII and fought for my freedom, including the right to vote. Please give me back that right.
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Donald Grant
11 years ago
I was born a Canadian citizen and should never lose the right to vote in my homeland.
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Alexandra Kearns
11 years ago
As a Canadian citizen I deserve to have my voice heard. How dare anyone take away my right to vote in MY country?!
I am a citizen of Canada and an expat and am appalled at this ruling.
Very disappointing decision..
Citizenship equals voting rights. If you take those rights away you create a weak silent citizen. Then you can take away more rights? Shame on the government!
I'm living and working in the US but still consider myself Canadian and always will.
Canadian born and hold a Canadian passport. I do not understand why there is an ongoing move toward creating second class citizens.
Most expats have strong family ties in Canada and I feel they should have the right to vote.
What a joke! Get with it Harper. Supreme courts of Canada PLEASE step in ASAP. We have over 1.4 million Canadian's living over seas who have a voice and care. Do the right thing!
I am a Canadian and will hopefully move back one day when I retire. I visit often and have family and friends there. I should be able to vote and have a say in my country. I have the right to vote and am very disappointed and upset with this ruling.
I am Canadian. I am a proud Canadian. I wouldn't share citizenship with any other nation. I will move back to Canada at some point. I should have a say in the future Canada I return to.
As a Canadian, one should wonder why I left the city I love and will always love-Montreal. I am not "pur laine" or "souche". I am however pur Quebecois. But my dear Levesque-led separatist government did not want me to live any longer in Montreal- to have my family continue with our 100-year old Quebecois traditions and to earn a gainful living or have our children and grandchildren develop and grow successfully. Sadly, our family's ritual burial grounds on Mt. Royal, de la Savane and around the old Belmont Park are not visited very often. Why? What did Canada do to assure that Quebec did not or does not cede from the Canadian union. Has Texas? Have the Basques in Barcelona? The never-ending referendums pushed us to re-evaluate our Canadian identity. The least Canada can do is assure my purple heart forever- and of my right to vote. We did not leave in 1976 like the insurance cos. or the RBC did in 1978. We patiently waited another 25 years for the Canadian government to end these abrasive philosophies and mandate English Quebecois' well-being. Candidly, who is at fault? Our time had run out. Our filters were waning. Our emotions were frayed. Our beloved city was no longer ours. And our immigration policies had become weak. And now Canada wants to take away my right to vote. How typical. Blame the expat of course. I will miss you Montreal and I will miss the Laurentian Mountains. But you will always be a part of me- regardless if I have the right to vote. What's next? Take away my retirement benefits that I have to apply for?
I live in the US now for work, but plan to move back to Canada in a few years when I retire. I never intended to leave my country permanently, and feel that my rights as a citizen are being taken away from me. My voice should be heard; I should have a say in my country's future, even if I don't currently live there.
Legal Resident of the USA, Canadian Born. Been in USA for 8 years now. I am NOT a Legal Voting Citizen of the USA. I am NOT allowed to Vote here. I SHOULD be able to vote in my home Country if I am still legally not a Citizen of another Country I reside in. You need to "be" able to vote so why cast off citizens just because of the place they reside, whether it be work, school, pleasure etc. It does not change your Citizenship!
Being a Canadian citizen has the right and responsibility to vote in Federal Election. Canadian living abroad may still be very patriotic and voting for the best for Canada.
They are Canadian citizens !! That should be enough reason to allow them to vote !
I am still a Canadian Citizen! I should be allowed to vote.
Canada now officially behind of third world countries with being very similar nondemoctratic nations.
I'm a Canadian!
I was born and raised in Canada, moving to the US only because I married an American citizen. I have no plans to renounce my Canadian status or become a dual citizen. My grandfather fought for Canada in WWII and fought for my freedom, including the right to vote. Please give me back that right.
I was born a Canadian citizen and should never lose the right to vote in my homeland.
As a Canadian citizen I deserve to have my voice heard. How dare anyone take away my right to vote in MY country?!