Tuesday, November 07, 2006
What about the triple citizens?
Today's Canadian headlines said that Ottawa is thinking of changing the law allowing people to hold dual citizenship. This is in the wake of the Lebanese war in the summer, where 15,000 Lebanese-Canadians escaped to Canada having lived away from the country for years, and are now happily claiming social benefits.
A lot of Canadians, naturally, think this is unfair. But what about those of us who do live in Canada, but just don't want to sever ties with the place where we were born (in my case, America) and raised (in my case, England)? The American passport is just very handy - I don't really want to live there, just visit without hassle - but my family's English and I go back there all the time. Heck, my identity is English! (sort of)
But I want to live in Canada, so I also want a Canadian passport. It looks like, somewhere down the line, I might have to choose. That's not something I'm looking forward to.
For more details, follow this link: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2006/11/07/dual-citizenship.html
A lot of Canadians, naturally, think this is unfair. But what about those of us who do live in Canada, but just don't want to sever ties with the place where we were born (in my case, America) and raised (in my case, England)? The American passport is just very handy - I don't really want to live there, just visit without hassle - but my family's English and I go back there all the time. Heck, my identity is English! (sort of)
But I want to live in Canada, so I also want a Canadian passport. It looks like, somewhere down the line, I might have to choose. That's not something I'm looking forward to.
For more details, follow this link: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2006/11/07/dual-citizenship.html
