Montreal officials are looking into extending voting rights to more than 100,000 non-citizens in order to better integrate immigrants and encourage more racialized people to participate in municipal politics.
The idea isn’t new: for years, Canadian cities such as Toronto, Vancouver and Saint John, N.B., have debated or proposed giving the vote to permanent residents but none have succeeded in convincing provincial or federal governments to modify citizenship and voting laws.
Montreal can “show leadership” on this issue and rekindle the debate in the country, according to an April 19 report by the city’s committee on social development and diversity.
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A man arrives at a polling station to cast his ballot in the Montreal municipal elections in Montreal, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes April 26, 2021 - 1:00 AM
Montreal officials are looking into extending voting rights to more than 100,000 non-citizens in order to better integrate immigrants and encourage more racialized people to participate in municipal politics.
The idea isn t new: for years, Canadian cities such as Toronto, Vancouver and Saint John, N.B., have debated or proposed giving the vote to permanent residents â but none have succeeded in convincing provincial or federal governments to modify citizenship and voting laws.
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Montreal officials are looking into extending voting rights to more than 100,000 non-citizens in order to better integrate immigrants and encourage more racialized people to participate in municipal politics.
A man arrives at a polling station to cast his ballot in the Montreal municipal elections in Montreal, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Montreal officials are looking into extending voting rights to more than 100,000 non-citizens in order to better integrate immigrants and encourage more racialized people to participate in municipal politics.
The idea isn t new: for years, Canadian cities such as Toronto, Vancouver and Saint John, N.B., have debated or proposed giving the vote to permanent residents but none have succeeded in convincing provincial or federal governments to modify citizenship and voting laws.
Montreal latest Canadian city to consider granting voting rights to non-citizens
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A man arrives at a polling station to cast his ballot in the Montreal municipal elections in Montreal, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Montreal officials are looking into extending voting rights to more than 100,000 non-citizens in order to better integrate immigrants and encourage more racialized people to participate in municipal politics.
The idea isn’t new: for years, Canadian cities such as Toronto, Vancouver and Saint John, N.B., have debated or proposed giving the vote to permanent residents – but none have succeeded in convincing provincial or federal governments to modify citizenship and voting laws.
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