Dual citizenship is something near and dear to my heart and family and now, it's being debated on a daily basis in the news here in Canada (and abroad - see Economist article).
I've already read a few comments that match my original thoughts on the topic - perhaps the problem isn't with allowing dual citizenship, but with how applications for Citizenship are provisioned. The closing comment of the Economist article is something new, and has quite interesting possibilities -
Canada is far from the only country to grapple with the complexities of dual citizenship. Around 90 countries, including the United States, allow it. Unlike Canada, though, the United States requires its citizens to pay American taxes no matter where they live. If Canadians did the same, they might grumble less about the cost of rescuing their embattled brethren from Lebanon.In case you don't know me very well, I am a dual citizen. Born in England, and since 1996, a dual citizen of Canada and the UK/EU.
The questions my (Canadian) wife and I contemplate quite often these days are:
Which country do you expect to provide you safety in a crisis ? Is this different on whether you're at home or abroad ? Traveling or residing abroad ?
To which country are you most responsible ? If I was a younger man, who would have rights to enlist me in their armed forces ?
For more reading on this complex, political and emotional topic, have a look at the comments and examples in Wikipedia.
2 comments:
Philth,
Love everything about your blog with the exception of your comments about Dane Cook. I personally don't see what the attraction is to is comedy unless you're an American frat boy.
Kent
Thanks for visiting and the feedback - you gotta have some disagreement to keep the debate active !
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