I feel that it is unnecessary that electors in BC and municipal
elections be Canadian citizens. It is proper for federal elections
to exclude non-citizens since that determines citizenship policy;
but, resident property owners are affected by and liable to pay for
measures affecting their property depending on the outcome
of provincial and municipal elections.
Whether or not they are citizens, they should be allowed the
opportunity to determine the outcome. In fact, it is only in recent
decades that UK citizens have not been permitted to vote in
Canada.
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