Legally I don’t know that we can revoke citizenship
I don’t think so - the only time citizenship can be revoked is if it was fraudulently acquired, as far as I know.
The article does a pretty good job of outlining the ways Canada could (and should, to be frank) make things difficult for a province that has declared independence, though.
I don’t think so - the only time citizenship can be revoked is if it was fraudulently acquired, as far as I know.
We can revoke citizenship if parliament changes the Citizenship Act as part of a secession negotiation. The supreme court will put constitutional guardrails on it but it’s absolutely possible.
The boring answer is that if a province is going to seceed, it will require a negotiated settlement between the said province and Canada, and such a settlement will absolutely contain agreements around what happens with the citizenships of that province’s residents.
Legally I don’t know that we can revoke citizenship, but the separatists are really giving “have your cake and eat it too” vibes with this.
Like, do you want to leave or not? If Canada is so awful to you, why would you keep it?
It reminds me of a teenager threatening to move out because they have to clean their room.
I don’t think so - the only time citizenship can be revoked is if it was fraudulently acquired, as far as I know.
The article does a pretty good job of outlining the ways Canada could (and should, to be frank) make things difficult for a province that has declared independence, though.
We can revoke citizenship if parliament changes the Citizenship Act as part of a secession negotiation. The supreme court will put constitutional guardrails on it but it’s absolutely possible.
The boring answer is that if a province is going to seceed, it will require a negotiated settlement between the said province and Canada, and such a settlement will absolutely contain agreements around what happens with the citizenships of that province’s residents.
They could also still make Canadians living in Alberta pay income tax.
If they are unhappy in Canada they should leave.
But they want their ground goo and to burn it, too.
It’s simple: they trade their passport for an escort to the border.
Get. Out.
It would be them renouncing it to leave.