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I'd be voting against the Conservatives in this election if it weren't for the fact that my right to vote has been taken away from me since I haven't resided in
by angus77 15y ago
I'd be voting against the Conservatives in this election if it weren't for the fact that my right to vote has been taken away from me since I haven't resided in Canada for longer than 5 years. So much for "citizenship". http://www.letcanadiansvote.com http://www.letcanadiansvote.com
Edit: Someone seems to have assumed I'm not Canadian. I am. I've got Loyalists and Quebecois for ancestors. My family's been in Canada since before there was a country called Canada. Nor do I have dual citizenship (although my children do).
- SamReidHughes 15y agoI haven't lived in Canada for the past five years, should I get to vote in Canadian elections too?
- burgerbrain 15y agoIf you are a citizen, then yes. Of fucking course you should.
- pyre 15y agoIf you're still citizen of the country, then you have a stake in what happens there.
- lawnchair_larry 15y agoIt's funny that people think voting changes things like this, especially when the issue in question is something that was drafted up by a room full of lawyers and lobbyists.
- dexen 15y agoIt should change, and surprisingly it's possible: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2484677 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2484677
- angus77 15y agoThe roomful of lawyers and lobbyists aren't the ones who get to pass the law. If you're Canadian then you likely know that a Harper/Conservative majority would love to ram this stuff through, whereas the other parties aren't so inclined. Given that we've had minority governments (a foreign concept to Americans) for the last three elections, a few votes can actually sway things quite a bit in this election.