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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Sat May 30, 2026, 02:12 PM 6 hrs ago

Canada's broader citizenship rules draw strong American interest, data shows

By Wa Lone

TORONTO, May 30 (Reuters) - While U.S.-Canadian relations have frayed under U.S. President Donald Trump, data on Canadian citizenship approvals under recently widened rules suggests many Americans would welcome the ‌chance to become Canadian.

Under the new rules, which allow more descendants of Canadians to claim citizenship ‌compared with just first-generation descendants previously, approvals for proof of citizenship by descent have risen by more than 1,000 per month so ​far this year, data from Canada's immigration agency shows.

That compares with just 275 additional approvals in December 2025, when the new law went into effect.

The data also shows that roughly 48% of the additional approvals through February originated from the U.S.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/canadas-broader-citizenship-rules-draw-100545409.html

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Canada's broader citizenship rules draw strong American interest, data shows (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 6 hrs ago OP
Poor dupes are blinded by the promise of universal healthcare, sane leadership, fewer gun massacres. Midnight Writer 5 hrs ago #1
Well yeah, it's a Democracy that Cares Cha 5 hrs ago #2

Midnight Writer

(25,846 posts)
1. Poor dupes are blinded by the promise of universal healthcare, sane leadership, fewer gun massacres.
Sat May 30, 2026, 03:17 PM
5 hrs ago

If people don't like being victimized by their own government, they should get out so there will be more suffering for the rest of us.

America. Love it or leave it.

(As an old hippie, I never thought I would use that phrase. But here we are)

Cha

(320,937 posts)
2. Well yeah, it's a Democracy that Cares
Sat May 30, 2026, 03:28 PM
5 hrs ago

about humanity.

They don't have a shitload of fucking Nazis running it.

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