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Originally Posted by ThisIsAnOutrage
What is the case for extending municipal voting rights to PR? I'm not seeing one. Is it because some people who live in cities are PR status? Because they want to?
Feels like we are in if it ain't broke don't fix it territory here. Having just citizens vote works fine. You want to vote? Become a citizen. The whole proposal feels like a solution in search of a problem.
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I can see a case for it at the municipal level.
Someone could be a PR status for 5 years, lived in Calgary during that time, not eligible for citizenship (or perhaps is, but for personal reasons, may choose not to apply).
How come this person doesn't get a say in building the community they live in?
Municipal politics *shouldn't* be like provincial or federal politics. Ideology shouldnt have to apply - although i understand this seems to be changing along with the rapid polarization of every other political community.
But, I'm also not going to die on the hill of fighting for this. Nor would I die on this hill if i was opposed. Given the lack of engagement from most citizens, i would suspect PR voter turnout would be quite low as well - however, that's every voters prerogative