Ok, stuff I didn't know, so thanks for educating me on that. I take back virtue signalling comment and it being a non issue.
Just from quick googling on an article on the argument for PR vs citizenship:
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Citizenship in Canada not only grants one the right to vote, it also gives one a Canadian passport, the right to work a job with a high-security clearance and further protection from the risk of deportation.
But when someone immigrates to Canada, they don't cut all ties with their home country, whether family, land ownership, businesses or identity.
Acquiring Canadian citizenship may complicate land ownership titles in their home country or put them at risk when travelling internationally. Dual citizenship can be a solution — but not for everyone. Only 49 countries, including Canada, allow dual citizenship.
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I guess my stance is still, if that's the trade off between PR and citizen, then too bad? You take the good with the bad. Weigh the options of both. If ties to your former country is more important to you, then give up your right to vote.
I just think opening it up gives you the gamut of people, some who've lived here long, but some who have not. At least with a citizen, you know that person is fully committed to being in Canada.