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Originally Posted by The Yen Man
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.
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For me, it's the time component. Lots of people are PRs for a long time before they eventually become citizens. Being able to vote before they gain citizenship makes sense to me, as not all that much changes about how they participate in local society by reaching the benchmark of citizenship.