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From the Editor Canada s Dual Citizenship Problem
No Canadian wants to create categories of citizenship, but perhaps there is another way to handle the matter and to limit the use of our passports as a public convenience. In the United States, all Americans no matter where they live or how many passports they carry must file
an income tax return as a fundamental continuing obligation of citizenship. Essentially, the United States says that those who want to be part of the U.S. must help to pay for it. Canada imposes no such requirement. The Royal Commission I suggest might want to examine this approach because all who writes a cheque to the Canada Revenue Agency on April 30 each year are unlikely to forget their Canadian citizenship, no matter where they live. Moreover, should the filing of annual tax returns not be a requirement for adults at home or abroad seeking renewal of a Canadian passport. ..excerpt from J.L.Granatstein in Council for Canadian Security in the 21st Century ().)
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