iPolitics By Linsey Raschkowan. Published on May 13, 2021 11:33am Hill Movers, May 13th
Rachel Rappaport is the latest member of Labour Minister Filomena Tassi’s staff, joining the labour minister’s office as its new director of communications.
Rappaport announced her job change on Twitter, stating, “I have loved every minute of my last two years at Justice. Politics is all about the team and I’ve been incredibly lucky to be surrounded by so many of the most supportive colleagues a girl could ask for.”
Rachel Rappaport (LinkedIn photo)
She continued on to thank Justice Minister David Lametti.
“(Lametti is) one of the sharpest, most ambitious and kindest people you could ever hope to work with,” Rappaport said.
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.