Give Justin Trudeau and the Liberals high marks for creative fundraising. On the prime minister’s Facebook page he has reached out to Canadians living abroad, inviting them to donate to his party and support “Canada’s most open and progressive movement.”But give them a failing grade for consistency. More than a million Canadians living abroad were denied the right to vote in the last federal election. The rule needlessly excludes Canadians from remaining engaged with their country’s politics and is patently unfair. Excluding expats is also out of step with the practice of many other advanced democracies, such as Britain, the United States and most European countries, whose citizens retain voting rights regardless of where they choose to live.

Source: thestar August 19, 2016 20:48 UTC