More Pavilions At Volkfest

"Pass legislation that puts an end to dual citizenship."

Dual citizenship isn't a legal construct; it's a simple statement of the reality that a person holds citizenship in two countries. Canada can't "end" it for the simple reason that Canada only has legal authority over its own citizenship.

You can of course create laws that would seriously restrict persons obtaining Canadian citizenship but the only way to stop Canadians from holding citizenship in another country would be to deny Canadian citizenship to anyone who is a citizen of another state. This would effectively end all immigration to Canada.

Another approach might be to stipulate some sort of statement of renunciation of citizenship as part of obtaining Canadian citizenship. However, there is no guarantee that the other country will recognize such a statement.

Dual citizenship is an entirely bogus issue anyway since it confers no advantage to a Canadian (other than the ability to travel to and live in their other country of citizenship without restriction I suppose).

If I break the law in Canada and I'm a Canadian and, say, Indian citizen, as far as Canada is concerned, I'm just a Canadian. Similarly, if I break the law in India, I cannot count on help from the Canadian Embassy because while I'm there I'm an Indian national.

The Iranians are particularly hardline about their citizenship. If you were born in Iran, you're an Iranian. Period. This is why so many Canadian- and American-Iranians come to grief when they travel back to Tehran to see Mum and Dad.

When I lived in Australia, some 55 years ago, young Greek-Australian guys of a certain age were very careful about vacationing in the land of their birth - off the ship, into the army.

"This would effectively end all immigration to Canada."

You say that like it is a bad thing!!! You want Canadian citizenship,you renounce all other citizenship. Simple,except we have gutless wonders running our country.

JJM >

Dual citizens also travel as "Canadians" when convenient to do so, but continue live in other countries.

This is what happened several years ago when Canada sent a warship to extract "Citizens" from Lebanon in 2006.

"50,000 Canadians in Lebanon; 30,000 of them are registered with the Canadian Embassy in Beirut. Canadians make up one of the largest foreign communities in the country."

http://www.cbc.ca/news2/background/middleeast-crisis/evac_timeline.html

Foreign Nationals with Canadian dual citizenship, also get to manipulate the tax system as it conveniences them (Offshore banking, foreign based corporations, and foreign tax withholding) while fully partaking in "free" healthcare, voting privileges, sponsoring rights, and other supposedly citizen only benefits.

"Dual citizenship is an entirely bogus issue anyway since it confers no advantage to a Canadian (other than the ability to travel to and live in their other country of citizenship without restriction I suppose)."

Dual citizenship with the USA allows a person to access the huge American job market when we are in a recession here. It's a BIG advantage for tradesmen and many professionals,one I frankly envy.

There were many times I could have worked in the USA in Winter,while my trade was shut down for the season,but was prevented from doing so,while a friend with dual citizenship merrily went down and worked all Winter in California or Texas.

...."statement of renunciation of citizenship"...

We have one...its Called the "Oath of Allegiance"

Its what every member of the Canadian Armed forces swears and signs...No reason not to apply it to prospective citizens...and while we are at it, rescind this BS of 3 yrs to get your citizenship and put it back to TEN yrs as an immigrant. something the Conservatives should do when we take over .... hopefully in 2019.

"I thought Harper dealt with this by denying the "off shore" vote to ex-pats."

It was long before Harper. Like an idiot, he allowed himself to wear it.

Here is the Canadian Oath of Citizenship:

"I swear (or affirm) that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada, Her Heirs and Successors, and that I will faithfully observe the laws of Canada and fulfil my duties as a Canadian citizen."

Nothing there about renouncing anything.

Here are the oaths taken by persons enrolling in the Canadian military:

"I (full name), do swear (or for a solemn affirmation, 'solemnly affirm') that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth the Second, Queen of Canada, Her heirs and successors according to law. So help me God."

(The words "So help me God" shall be omitted if a solemn affirmation is taken.)

No renunciation there.

But wait! There's more! Queen's Regulations and Orders retains an oath to be taken by persons who are neither Canadian citizens nor British subjects (presumably to cater to foreign volunteers in major conflicts e.g. Americans who joined up in WWII when the US was still not at war):

"I (full name), do swear (or for a solemn affirmation, 'solemnly affirm') that I will well and truly serve Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth the Second, Queen of Canada, Her heirs and successors according to law, in the Canadian Forces until lawfully released, that I will resist Her Majesty's enemies and cause Her Majesty's peace to be kept and maintained and that I will, in all matters pertaining to my service, faithfully discharge my duty. So help me God."

(Again, the words "So help me God" shall be omitted if a solemn affirmation is taken.)

No renunciation there either.

"50,000 Canadians in Lebanon; 30,000 of them are registered with the Canadian Embassy in Beirut. Canadians make up one of the largest foreign communities in the country."

Indeed. But guess where the biggest foreign community of Canadians is?

Yup. There are over a million of us in the US. Are these folks "convenience Canadians" too?

"There were many times I could have worked in the USA in Winter,while my trade was shut down for the season,but was prevented from doing so,while a friend with dual citizenship merrily went down and worked all Winter in California or Texas."

Look on the bright side:

1. you won't be drafted into the US military.

2. You won't be pursued for taxation purposes by the US IRS regardless of where you live and work outside the US.

"Foreign Nationals with Canadian dual citizenship..."

There are no foreign nationals with Canadian citizenship.

It's a contradiction in terms; if you're a Canadian citizen, you're not a foreign national.

"When I lived in Australia, some 55 years ago, young Greek-Australian guys of a certain age were very careful about vacationing in the land of their birth - off the ship, into the army"

Back in the day, every once in a while a young Canadian male backpacker would come to grief while travelling in Europe because he had been born in Germany (or France) to Canadian parents stationed there with the Canadian Forces.

If he or his family had not done the particular paperwork (and sometimes even then until it was proven), he could be held by German or French authorities for draft-dodging.

Back in the day (1950 - 1957), there was a settlement at the Tulsequah Chief mine, southwest of Atlin, B. C., run by the CM&S Company (now Cominco). As the hospital facilities there were rather rudimentary, pregnant women were sent to Juneau, Alaska, to give birth. The mine was closed; many of the families returned to the Kootenay area where much of Cominco's activities still went on. All was well until the late '60's, when young men born at Juneau started receiving draft notices. What was looked upon by all concerned back in the '50's as a logical alternative to establishing a rather small maternity hospital at a mining camp had thrown up a wild card: all those children born in Juneau were de facto American citizens, and the USA was calling some of them up to do military service. Given that there was a lot of historical border crossing between the Kootenays and the American states (eastern Washington and Idaho), these draft notices put a serious crimp in a lot of young Canadians' plans to head south to Spokane for shopping, or even just think of a day trip across the border.