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2003-11-29 Iran

"Canada ready for War," Says spokeswoman Lovejoy-Holmes

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Posted by Lucky 2003-11-29 1:03:04 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Wonder how long it will take the canucks to ask the hated U.S. to do something about this.

Posted by Anonymous 2003-11-29 12:14:56 PM|| 2003-11-29 12:14:56 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 If this is the best little hissy-fit they can raise over this, then Canadians certainly shouldn't travel overseas.

Posted by Tom 2003-11-29 12:31:34 PM|| 2003-11-29 12:31:34 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 You guys seem to forget that Kazemi had dual citizenship. With dual citizenship the Canadian government can't (and won't) do anything to help if you get in trouble inside the country of your other citizenship. It even says so in every passport (in fact Canadian Immigration advises people to stay away from their old countries). The best they can do is raise a stink. Kazemi took a big risk and lost. It isn't Canada's fault that Iran is ruled by asshats. On the other hand, the Sampson case illustrated how impotent the Canadian government really is. So maybe it is safer for Canadians to stay at home.

Posted by Rafael 2003-11-29 3:18:30 PM|| 2003-11-29 3:18:30 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Useful illustration then of why dual citizenship for US citizens is a bad idea, and why we shouldn't allow it.

Posted by Steve White 2003-11-29 5:02:52 PM|| 2003-11-29 5:02:52 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Not allowing dual citizenship has another benefit, though it borders on the sinister. Suppose only one citizenship is allowed. Then you'll find that many people would actually be unwilling to give up their original citizenship, prefering to stay with their permanent resident status only. In this case, if such a person gets into serious trouble (ie. becomes a terrorist), then it would be easy to deport their ass to their old country. With dual-citizenship, there is the additional complication of having to take away the terrorist's citizenship first, then deporting him.

Posted by Rafael 2003-11-29 6:45:17 PM|| 2003-11-29 6:45:17 PM|| Front Page Top

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