shaikat said:
I couldn't resist but had to pitch in....sorry for the off topic....I am sure by "the law" whoever resides here for 3 years after PR gets the citizenship .....but think for a second here- the people who leaves after getting the Canadian citizenship really do deserve it? Primary goal should be living here not for the passport and go somewhere else. We are the people who will seal the faith of this Canadian Passport for not making it worthless or less valuable. Hence they are coming up with new law in the near future....
I am terribly sorry for playing a part in hijacking this thread, but in all fairness this info is closely related to CJ hearing and Walitys, the OP, might even find it helpful. As far as I see, most often than not, these so called CJs are not really professionals who followed a legal career path to become a "Judge" in the real sense. Many of them are just exemplaries or even at the capacity of Notary Public or so and somehow through a process that is not so transparent (why are we even surprised?) have been appointed as Judges who are given the authority to decide on cases merely on 6 months or so training and a bunch of rule guidelines. Why would anyone be surprised if a CJ opens up with their personal inclinations let alone they use their perception influence a judgement. A Judge through a disciplined career path would have stifled attitude towards his emotions and discerning mindset on what the case is and what his personal opinions are! But that's just me.
Nextly, to the poster I quoted above who is concerned about Canadians, new or otherwise, not having continuous presences in Canada could genuinely be the reason behind Conservatives tightening the citizenship reins, it is an established fact that immigrants tend to vote liberals overwhelmingly than to any other party. This tough-stance strategy is therefore, in my opinion, a form of gerrymandering. Otherwise why would you think an applicant from Ontario gets his citizenship in within a year while someone from Quebec, the prairies, in particular, and further west should consider themselves lucky if they get their citizenship in a little over twice as much as this time. Ontario is a sailed ship, it could go all for liberals or the new immigrants might vote for conservatives due to the nice gesture the conservative government has showered upon them. But the prairies are conservatives' strong hold and they want to preserve that pedigree, and so is BC.
