Tuesday, December 12, 2006

The Irrelevant Citizenship Issue

This blog is written mostly tongue in cheek. There are some informative points however. Please provide your feedback.
If you suffer from self-irrelevancy, please seek professional advice.

Hello. Much has been made lately about Stephane Dion's dual citizenship. His father was Canadian, and his mother was from France, so he has Canada and France citizenship. The Harperm government has made a big deal about it. Dion has replied saying no one cared about John Turner's Canada/British dual citizenship when he was PM.
I agree with Garth Turner's position on Dion's citizenship as mentioned on TVO's The Agenda program. It's hogwash. Everyone including the Harper government knows Dion is loyal to Canada first, last and always. In fact Dion has said he'll give up his France citizenship if he has to. I personally find that sad, and I hope he doesn't have to.
While I think Dion's citizenship issue is irrelevant, I do hope it opens a discussion on citizenship in general. I do believe people should have dual citizenships in general, and I say that as someone who is a Canadian citizen only. However, what would happen if Quebec decided to separate? Would they still be Canadian citizens? An interesting question.
I don't think Quebec will ever separate, because it would be a separatist's worst nightmare. However, it's a question that should be answered. If Quebec residents are no longer Canadian citizens when Quebec separates, it may end all this irrelevant separatist talk once and for all.

Regards,
Irrelevant

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