Canada to revoke citizenship from 3,100 people

redrumloa said:
Why does Canada hate immigrants? ;)
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Canada doesn't, Harper does.

Actually, that's probably not entirely straightforward and completely fair to say. Harper is definitely the instigator or at least conduit for this policy but I remember a public opinion survey going around a few months back. I kind of had a feeling this was coming. They obviously got enough license from that survey to do what they are doing.

Funny. This is at least the third government survey that I have participated in. The other two were paid focus groups. Funny how sometimes you get a sense of who the customer is when you're there - but it seems to take so long before it shows up in public.

I have to admit I gamed this one a little when I saw it coming. First I wasn't paid for my time, and second, while I'm not sure an anti-immigrant policy will hurt Harper, a sufficient number of years of no immigration could reduce the natural tension between immigrants and natives that helps to support authoritarian regimes by keeping the people fighting amongst themselves.

I don't really think that I have much pull with just my answers in the survey, and I don't think that we will run out of things to fight about, but who knows. Now, if Quebec separates this time ...
 
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