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RE: Disenfranchised ~ Regaining My Democratic Right to Vote
Canadian residents have to bear the consequences of your vote and you don't have to. How is that fair?
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Canadian residents have to bear the consequences of your vote and you don't have to. How is that fair?
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That is a strong argument in favor for giving non-citizen residents the right to vote. However it isn't really a good argument for disenfranchisement.
Although residents may be affected more by federal decision making, I am still affected in some cases. Not everyone is affected evenly. I cannot vote in provincial elections because residency reasons are much more justified at that level of affairs. It is similar as usually not being able to vote in another province.
I never actually lost my right to vote for that reason. I was just required to vote in person in Canada while others did not have to do this. Fortunately the supreme court exists to make sure my rights are not unreasonably violated.
Canada will not pass a law saying that non-residents cannot vote because it would require ammending the charter of rights which is too politically difficult for such a benign reason.
Revoking democratic rights will likely be viewed as a back door to tyranny and will definitely result in significant international condemnation. It's also an integral part of section 3 of the constitution and wasn't a minor detail that was overlooked like adding a 3rd gender option or changing the name of a province so it would be an exceedingly difficult amendment.
Bottom line, there are more important concerns facing residents and citizens.
I can see them making a special MP representing every single voter abroad. Even if it's heavily tilted, just one. That's it. It's silly that they assign non-residents a particular riding that they have nothing to do with.
That would be a reasonable compromise and solve the issues with prisoners, too.
Unfortunately, JT lied about election reform.