‘So completely controlled by the PMO that it really doesn’t matter who the ministers are.’ Justin Trudeau’s cabinet shuffle, plus other letters to the editor for July 28
: As is often the case, the bottom line is an influential factor for discouraging prospective Canadian citizens from having in-person swearing-in ceremonies, although the government prefers to highlight the speeding up of the procedure.
How underwhelming to sit at one’s computer, alone, after all the work entailed to pass the test, no one with whom to celebrate. Where is the government’s sense of occasion?I am appalled by the idea that our citizenship ceremonies should be reduced to a click on one’s computer. There, the flag was treated with great respect and only hoisted for special days or events, then taken down at sundown. It really bothers me to see a row of faded Canadian flags at a car lot, a car with two flags to protest whatever or a homeowner proudly hoisting a flag, but only to see it faded and torn years later.Ladysmith, B.C.Because I was already a British subject, I swore an oath in a bureaucrat’s office, signed documents and I was done.
I recall the interesting mix of people who were there that sunny day in Vancouver. There was the smile and raised eyebrow of the citizenship judge when, feeling flustered, I told her that Canada Day was July 4. Immediately knowing my mistake, I said sorry. I became a Canadian.
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