had ken dryden won, this would be more interesting

ken dryden was a member of the semi-secret quill and dagger society at cornell.   imagine ezra levant freaking out, regaling us with hypothetical scenarios he stole from  the skulls, which he rented the night before as opposition research.  so much more interesting.

can someone please fill me in on precisely what kind of twat you have to be in order to treat dual citizens with suspicion?  dion spends a decade or so serving the canadian government, but the fact he has french citizenship is just questionable.  his mom's french, so what?  it's an identity thing.  he hasnt used the passport, voted in the elections, or any of that. 

and damian penny counters this dion quote

"There is nothing wrong with multiple identities. The hearts of people are big enough to accept different identities. Canadian citizenship will give me my rights. Identity is the way I feel about the country."

with this, something the media apparently shouldnt let him off the hook for:

No talk of loyalty or obligation, not talk of duties.

do actions speak louder than words, or what?  the guy served in your little legislature as a cabinet minister for years.  he didnt even vote in a french election.   

people, get over it.   this is beyond stupid.

Comments

[Phil]

I'm for abolishing duel citizenship across the board. It will promote a unified Canadian identity and be better for Canada. Fewer people will leave the country to find employment after they complete a government subsidized university degree and fewer will be able to use their other citizenship as a means of paying their income tax in a foreign country rather than where they should be paid - in Canada. This will allow Canada to preserve its social safety net.

[ainge]

i think you would have to study how many people with dual citizenship do undermine the canadian system and how many people just keep it for identity purposes.

I would but there are some telling facts that point towards the argument I'm making. 250,000 Canadians living in Hong Kong, with access to our social safety net. 1 million Canadians living in the United States with access to our social safety net. Over half of the Lebanese-Canadians rescued have already gone back to Lebanon, yet it cost us millions to fly them to Canada. I feel change is not only needed, but inevitable.

[giovanni]

no phil! i heart my italian citizenship! i'll have to brush up on the words to "fratelli d'italia" cos if i'm forced to choose its gonna be by-by canadian passport.

[RossK]

Clearly the frame game is working on this bit of lame whirlitzing.

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