Should foreigners, currently residing in Canada, have the right to vote?
In most countries, suffrage, the right to vote, is generally limited to citizens of the country. Some countries, however, extend limited voting rights to resident non-citizens.
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@9FL924BConservative2yrs2Y
Yes, if they are educated and they pay taxes they should be allowed.
@9BMDJJNConservative2yrs2Y
not until they have been living in the country for 20 years or more.
@92PGX3FConservative3yrs3Y
if they are a residant of canada
@8ZM99PRConservative3yrs3Y
It often depends of what they want to do for their decision
@8Z4CDM6Conservative3yrs3Y
only if you were born canadian
@8XJWF42Conservative3yrs3Y
Yes, but only after living there for 2 years.
@8WPDH43Conservative3yrs3Y
no, unless they become Canadian citizens
@8VTGY5QConservative4yrs4Y
Till they are a Canadian citizen
@8VSS47DConservative4yrs4Y
yes, only after living in there after 10 months
@8VH2728Conservative4yrs4Y
As long as they are a permanent resident.
@8TXRDQWConservative4yrs4Y
If over 18 they should ensure they have legal status in Canada, live within the country for 5 years and write a written exam before, to ensure they have received the same type of education of the Canadian political system as those born within and who grew up in the country.
@8TKCRDZConservative4yrs4Y
They should be able to vote if they have the proper experience in the country and know what they want
@8T7FJFSConservative4yrs4Y
People that understand how the government works
@8SRRFTZConservative4yrs4Y
If they are a Canadian citizen, have a working Visa or anything like that then they should be allowed to vote
@8SJ35YTConservative4yrs4Y
Only if they stay in Canada for at least 4 years
@8RRFPK3Conservative4yrs4Y
Only citizens that can speak the 2 official languages of Canada should be allowed to vote.
@8QRNKHZConservative4yrs4Y
Don’t know enough about this topic
@8NSCQPPConservative4yrs4Y
No, those only residing in Canada may still have loyalties to their home country, and voting could reflect the best interest for their country, not Canada's.
@8KKNZ7YConservative4yrs4Y
Yes, anyone who is paying taxes and been living in the country for at least 10 years.
@9CM4297Conservative2yrs2Y
Yes but only if they are citizens and not permanent residents.
@99D239MConservative2yrs2Y
Keep it the same, long as they are Canadian citizens.
@99CTN9BConservative2yrs2Y
Voting system is rigged no one’s opinion matters
@8TX4X5TConservative4yrs4Y
yes but they should have to have a minimum amount of time in the country, I like 10 years. They should keep their nose clean for that entire time. And they should be gainfully employed and paying tax.
@8T57QKGConservative4yrs4Y
if they are in the prosses of becoming a citizen than yes otherwise no.
@98MN3BQConservative2yrs2Y
If the are a citizen they should have the right to vot
@96SPRLYConservative2yrs2Y
I believe that if you have citizenship in Canada you should be able to vote in Canadians
@965KJGKConservative3yrs3Y
Yes, but only after living in the country for 2 or more years
@956ZQSVConservative3yrs3Y
if they pay taxes and are planning to stay in canada for 5 or more years or get a citizenship
@8MNRQJ34yrs4Y
Yes, if they are a legal citizen they should be allowed to vote.
@8LCC7N74yrs4Y
If they are not terrorists then yes.
@8J4798Y4yrs4Y
I think LEGAL foreigners should be able to vote but not illegals.
@8GLKWV55yrs5Y
No, they're not from America.
@8G9WQX95yrs5Y
Yes, anyone who owns land in america should be able to vote
@8DX6QVB5yrs5Y
Yes, just as long as they are legal
@8DD8D7K5yrs5Y
as long as the person is not illegal they should be able to vote
@8R7N6V44yrs4Y
Path to citizenship should be easier to obtain. But only citizens should vote.
@8XCJY2Y3yrs3Y
No, only natural born citizens should be allowed to vote.
@8XXPPWZ3yrs3Y
if they become a us citizen
@WanderingPagan5yrs5Y
If the foreigner is here legally and has filed to become a US Citizen, then they should get to vote, ONLY IF THEY'RE IN THE PROCESS OF BECOMING A US CITIZEN ALREADY.
@8C7KPKS5yrs5Y
They need to have a USA sighed documnet sayig they are citizes
@8X8VVMH3yrs3Y
if they are in the united stares legally
@8R7SQ2V4yrs4Y
There should be a set of (reasonable) requirements, and national elections should have stricter requirements than local ones.
@8WQMMKL3yrs3Y
Yes, but only if they're planning to stay in the U.S and after they've lived in the U.S for a while
@8P6T7PS4yrs4Y
Yes and No. Some people from other countries have knowledge of a situaton better than americans. Some coutries however have no idea.
@8NC6PB84yrs4Y
no because they are not Americans and do not have a green card so should mean that they should not vote
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