CITB04H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Watch System
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These % could not vote since they were non-canaidans. Creating cities of belonging: they leave their homeland for this city ii. Toronto municipal elections are held every four years. This means that, depending on their arrival date, an immigrant can wait anywhere from four to eight years to vote for their mayor, city councillor, or school trustee. Why non-citizen voting may offer too little immigrants are not excluded or disenfranchised in toronto easy access to full canadian citizenship and, with it, the right to vote and run for office at all levels of government. Several studies demonstrate that turnout among immigrant voters is identical to that of canadian-born voters and that immigrants are more likely than canadian- born citizens to pay attention to election news in the media and watch leaders" debates. Immigrants in canada are not excluded from citizenship; rather, they are on their way to acquiring it. Why non-citizen voting rights shouldn"t be granted too soon.