Filipiniana News - Rhyme or Reason 15 September 2008 Last month, I wrote about the Canadian Experience Class, and expressed the hope that the benefits from these and other changes to Canada’s immigration laws are truly well-meant and are not simply laid out to court people’s votes. Coincidentally, an election call was recently made by the government. As we know by now, the elections will be held on October 14, 2008. This is a day when each and every Canadian citizen should participate and make their voices heard. Here are a few reasons why going out to vote on election day is extremely important: A Citizen’s Right and Privilege Canadian citizenship law provides that citizenship can be obtained if one has physically resided in the country for at least three years within the last four years. As a result, many recent immigrants could obtain citizenship after only having lived and familiarized themselves with the Canadian s...