I'm on the camp that being a citizen is a requirement for voting. That's one of the privileges that comes with becoming a full citizen of this country, the right to vote.
Is this unfair to the perm residents that contribute to Canada but can't vote? Perhaps, but that's another motivation to become a citizen.
I just think opening it up to beyond citizens of the country is going to open up a lot of potential risks of even more foreign influence. Why put the country in that situation for the sake of virtue signalling? Was this even an issue that was brought up by people? Or did council just create a non issue for potential brownie points?
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