MLA Keith Chiasson says the Liberals plan to reintroduce a bill that would amend the Municipal Elections Act. This is because there aren't a lot of differences in rights between being a Canadian permanent resident and a citizen. Myer Siemiatycki, a politics professor at Ryerson University, says voting rights in municipal elections could help newcomers form an attachment to the country. Voting in municipal elections seems to be of no interest to many Canadians, so why the desire to vote among some immigrants? Before the Charter of Rights and Freedoms was adopted, Canadian citizens and citizens from Commonwealth countries could vote in Canadian elections.

Source: CBC News April 03, 2021 09:56 UTC