I agree with Dion.. it's a stupid topic to even make an issue of.. dare I say a somewhat "American" topic during a political campaign. I would like to think that Canada is still better than this and still smarter than this.
Doesn't having dual citizenship make you loyal to both countries? What happens if Canada, God forbid, has to attack France? He will have to give an order to attack a country he is a citizen of. Would any of you be able to attack a country you're a citizen of?
Personally I think Canadians should be proud of where they came from; but politicians, those charged with keeping us safe, should only be Canadian. The office demands that you put aside yourself. But I'm an idealist.
@chaudblaze. Do you really think that's a reasonable situation? Be practical, Dion's dual citizenship isn't a real issue. Yes I know this video is old; but I think it's still an intriguing avenue of politics, to discuss wether such an issue is really important. I'm sure that it's not the first or last time that such a debate will be brought up.
I think that pressuring him to renounce is french nationality is an attack on French Canadians, and we should request English Canadian politicians who hold British passports to do the same.
Its true if Turner was not questioned having British and Canadian, and Dion is being attacked for being French, this is a war between English and French Canada, and it is grounds to consider Quebec Separatism.
I think he should not have renounced his French passport to show that Canada is a MULTICULTRAL society, and also, the pressure to make Dion renounce his french nationality is an attack on all Quebecers, and French Canadians.
This country was actually built upon the colonial conquest of European nations. You're stupid afro-asiatic nations did nothing. Don't try to claim that a non-European has the same claims to inhabit Canada as a European does. That's just the filth from your shithole country talking.
lol Canada's growth last month was 0.6%. Now those "shithole" country India is growing at 10% and that's yearly. Your europeans killed out the natives on this land and most of them came here on the ship by the boatload and all your diseases killed the first nations people here. Face it we have just a right as anyone to be here. We come by planes with documentation. You ancestors probably came in the back of a fuckin boat with a goat, lol... You know it's true.
So you live in a more modernized time, what's your point? It doesn't make the Indian nation more civilized than the European Nations. And it sure as hell doesn't justify your claims. Face it, Canada is a caucasian country. Anglo-French society is the truest Canadian society, and your dirty brown people should stay in shithole Asia.
Hey Asshole immigration levels are continuing to rise cause your own people aren't enough kids. Go to a large urban city and see how many coloured people there... We're going to keep coming and no one is going to stop us. Soo we'll be pushing our suburbs further and further out. Now there are already biracial children, I bet that kills a dirty racist like you. I'll laugh if your kids ends up marrying a immigrant and has biracial child, haha. And you know the immigrants will continue to come....
And they will continue to serve me tea at my local café. You do know that roughly 60% of Canadians feel the immigration rate is way to high. To claim that the Canadian population wants immigrants is a lie.
Yeah they continue to serve you tea, and then they get into politics and then in business... You do know Canada's birth rate is extremely low and immigrations continues to be the only source population booster. Business want more immigrants because they are consumers. John A. McDonald was an immigrant, Tommy Douglas was an immigrant, Wayne Gretzky's grandfather was an immigrant. Michele Jean is an immigrat, Andrien Clarkson is an immigrant... I bet your ancestors were immigrants as well.
With the exception of Adrienne Clarckson and Michaëlle Jean, all those people came from suitable sending country. If you read the structure of my arguments in the slightest, you will see that I said European immigrants should be accepted, and afro-asiatic immigrants should be denied. Solely based on cultural similarity that true Canadians share with the European people. This would create unity amongst Canadian people, structured culture and still be beneficiary to the Canadian economy.
That came to Canada for a better life. Probably whenver they came their home country had problems and they just wanted to be able to provide safety and security to their loved ones. This country would be nothing without immigrants... Regardless or racial backgrond. We're all the same on the inside anways.
I disagree. If we're all the same, why do Negroes have a different make up of vocal cords from Caucasians and Orientals? Why do orientals have higher voices, and negroes have lower ones? Why are the skulls of different races structured differently. Why do Negroes have a protruding lower jaw, and Asians have a flatter skull? Are these all coincidence? Is it a mere chance that the colour of one's skin dictates the structure of their bones and the composition of their brain and nervous system?
What a disgraceful thing to say. Unless you are over 70 years of age, you should know that black people do not want to be called Negroes, and I think the point was that we are all equals.
Whether they want to be called so is irrelevant, it is a proper scientific term. Do you get offended by being called Caucasian? Well you shouldn't, it's what you are. They call each other niggers anyways. What difference does it make?
And my goodness get this man in front of Canadians for a french debate.
you obviously don't speak french because if you did you would see where his charisma really lies, in his native tongue. as for his passion however it does not only sit with parts of ontario and quebec but all of canada.
I think everyone gives him such a rough time for being the first truly down to earth politician we have seen in years.
And the Governor General renouncing her citizenship wasn't a big deal. She's from Haiti and had no direct connections to France. And in all fairness most Canadian's don't follow politics... If the leader of Liberal party was American and grew up in America for 20 years or something and became Canadian I think this would be a more debated issue.
5.8 million Canadians out of a total of 31 million are foreign-born. This guy is native-born, and people are accusing him of disloyalty? That's ridiculous.
About 40 MP's in Canada are born in a foreign country. Do Canadians want them to officially deny their ethnic backgrounds as well? Dion is born in Canada and his french citizenship is a gift from his mother. So what? Turner has the british citizenship as well and that did not bother anyone when he was Prime Minister. Is it because Dion is too frenchy for some of you? That's what it seems. In a country promoting multiculturalism and bilinguism, that is quite ironic... and racist.
No he said he doesn't feel he needs to give it up, but if the Canadian people feel it is an issue, he would because he realizes it is not something to lose a campaign over.
Dion ne fait qu'engendrer les dissidances entre les libres-penseurs du Québec avec les colonisés du QUébec et les imérialistes du Can. Anglais. Il a été mis en place des Libéraux pour mater les Québec dans sa quête de légitime autonomie dans sa juridiction en sur-taxant les gens pour enlever de la manoeuvre au gov. Qcois. Il fait parti du ceux qui engendre les tensions entre les gens. Les Pquiste n'ont jamais de propos méprisant envers les fédéralistes.
Every country does the same...perhaps the americans are emulating other parts of the world? Do you even know what you're talking about? Have you seen other news stations?
I agree with Dion.. it's a stupid topic to even make an issue of.. dare I say a somewhat "American" topic during a political campaign. I would like to think that Canada is still better than this and still smarter than this.
afinebalance 3 years ago 7
Doesn't having dual citizenship make you loyal to both countries? What happens if Canada, God forbid, has to attack France? He will have to give an order to attack a country he is a citizen of. Would any of you be able to attack a country you're a citizen of?
Personally I think Canadians should be proud of where they came from; but politicians, those charged with keeping us safe, should only be Canadian. The office demands that you put aside yourself. But I'm an idealist.
chaudblaze 3 years ago
@chaudblaze. Do you really think that's a reasonable situation? Be practical, Dion's dual citizenship isn't a real issue. Yes I know this video is old; but I think it's still an intriguing avenue of politics, to discuss wether such an issue is really important. I'm sure that it's not the first or last time that such a debate will be brought up.
IanEColeman 1 year ago
MAAAAANNNNNNNSSBRRRRRIIIIIDDDDDGEEEEEEEEEEE!!
thats an idiotic question .
SWProgram08 3 years ago 5
That was a really dumb question by mansbridge and the CBC
boundaryzero 3 years ago 2
I think that pressuring him to renounce is french nationality is an attack on French Canadians, and we should request English Canadian politicians who hold British passports to do the same.
kepiblanc2007 4 years ago
He would drop it as was commented on previously. Once this becomes an issue he will flip. My God! "Loyalty to my country?" Which one?
sockett1 4 years ago
Its true if Turner was not questioned having British and Canadian, and Dion is being attacked for being French, this is a war between English and French Canada, and it is grounds to consider Quebec Separatism.
kepiblanc2007 4 years ago
My goodness, get this man in front of Canadians for an English debate: he is the worst leader of the Liberals in a generation.
djwright44 4 years ago
I think he should not have renounced his French passport to show that Canada is a MULTICULTRAL society, and also, the pressure to make Dion renounce his french nationality is an attack on all Quebecers, and French Canadians.
kepiblanc2007 4 years ago
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gundamWWW 3 years ago
Also you're brown, and nobody wants Indians in Canada.
Dublian 3 years ago
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gundamWWW 3 years ago
This country was actually built upon the colonial conquest of European nations. You're stupid afro-asiatic nations did nothing. Don't try to claim that a non-European has the same claims to inhabit Canada as a European does. That's just the filth from your shithole country talking.
Dublian 3 years ago
lol Canada's growth last month was 0.6%. Now those "shithole" country India is growing at 10% and that's yearly. Your europeans killed out the natives on this land and most of them came here on the ship by the boatload and all your diseases killed the first nations people here. Face it we have just a right as anyone to be here. We come by planes with documentation. You ancestors probably came in the back of a fuckin boat with a goat, lol... You know it's true.
gundamWWW 3 years ago
So you live in a more modernized time, what's your point? It doesn't make the Indian nation more civilized than the European Nations. And it sure as hell doesn't justify your claims. Face it, Canada is a caucasian country. Anglo-French society is the truest Canadian society, and your dirty brown people should stay in shithole Asia.
Dublian 3 years ago
Hey Asshole immigration levels are continuing to rise cause your own people aren't enough kids. Go to a large urban city and see how many coloured people there... We're going to keep coming and no one is going to stop us. Soo we'll be pushing our suburbs further and further out. Now there are already biracial children, I bet that kills a dirty racist like you. I'll laugh if your kids ends up marrying a immigrant and has biracial child, haha. And you know the immigrants will continue to come....
gundamWWW 3 years ago
And they will continue to serve me tea at my local café. You do know that roughly 60% of Canadians feel the immigration rate is way to high. To claim that the Canadian population wants immigrants is a lie.
Dublian 3 years ago
Yeah they continue to serve you tea, and then they get into politics and then in business... You do know Canada's birth rate is extremely low and immigrations continues to be the only source population booster. Business want more immigrants because they are consumers. John A. McDonald was an immigrant, Tommy Douglas was an immigrant, Wayne Gretzky's grandfather was an immigrant. Michele Jean is an immigrat, Andrien Clarkson is an immigrant... I bet your ancestors were immigrants as well.
gundamWWW 3 years ago
With the exception of Adrienne Clarckson and Michaëlle Jean, all those people came from suitable sending country. If you read the structure of my arguments in the slightest, you will see that I said European immigrants should be accepted, and afro-asiatic immigrants should be denied. Solely based on cultural similarity that true Canadians share with the European people. This would create unity amongst Canadian people, structured culture and still be beneficiary to the Canadian economy.
Dublian 3 years ago
That came to Canada for a better life. Probably whenver they came their home country had problems and they just wanted to be able to provide safety and security to their loved ones. This country would be nothing without immigrants... Regardless or racial backgrond. We're all the same on the inside anways.
gundamWWW 3 years ago
I disagree. If we're all the same, why do Negroes have a different make up of vocal cords from Caucasians and Orientals? Why do orientals have higher voices, and negroes have lower ones? Why are the skulls of different races structured differently. Why do Negroes have a protruding lower jaw, and Asians have a flatter skull? Are these all coincidence? Is it a mere chance that the colour of one's skin dictates the structure of their bones and the composition of their brain and nervous system?
Dublian 3 years ago
What a disgraceful thing to say. Unless you are over 70 years of age, you should know that black people do not want to be called Negroes, and I think the point was that we are all equals.
ODDMANtheone 3 years ago
Whether they want to be called so is irrelevant, it is a proper scientific term. Do you get offended by being called Caucasian? Well you shouldn't, it's what you are. They call each other niggers anyways. What difference does it make?
Dublian 3 years ago
No, I dont get offended if I am called Caucasian, but I am embarassed if you are Caucasian. Peace...
ODDMANtheone 3 years ago
What does it matter?
We're all human beings at the end of the day.....
You're an idiot.
SonnyDelight69 3 years ago
he's a smart man look up his credentials.
And my goodness get this man in front of Canadians for a french debate.
you obviously don't speak french because if you did you would see where his charisma really lies, in his native tongue. as for his passion however it does not only sit with parts of ontario and quebec but all of canada.
I think everyone gives him such a rough time for being the first truly down to earth politician we have seen in years.
dairyproducts 4 years ago
And the Governor General renouncing her citizenship wasn't a big deal. She's from Haiti and had no direct connections to France. And in all fairness most Canadian's don't follow politics... If the leader of Liberal party was American and grew up in America for 20 years or something and became Canadian I think this would be a more debated issue.
gundamWWW 3 years ago
5.8 million Canadians out of a total of 31 million are foreign-born. This guy is native-born, and people are accusing him of disloyalty? That's ridiculous.
deol88 5 years ago
About 40 MP's in Canada are born in a foreign country. Do Canadians want them to officially deny their ethnic backgrounds as well? Dion is born in Canada and his french citizenship is a gift from his mother. So what? Turner has the british citizenship as well and that did not bother anyone when he was Prime Minister. Is it because Dion is too frenchy for some of you? That's what it seems. In a country promoting multiculturalism and bilinguism, that is quite ironic... and racist.
ravcherry 5 years ago
So, he did say that he wouldn't give up his dual citizenship, others have been trying to tell me that he would give it up.
realvek 5 years ago
No he said he doesn't feel he needs to give it up, but if the Canadian people feel it is an issue, he would because he realizes it is not something to lose a campaign over.
jackyoloot 5 years ago
He doesn't think it's important for the leader of the country to not have loyalties to another country.
realvek 5 years ago
No more 'franco' prime ministers!
gretsching 5 years ago
Dion ne fait qu'engendrer les dissidances entre les libres-penseurs du Québec avec les colonisés du QUébec et les imérialistes du Can. Anglais. Il a été mis en place des Libéraux pour mater les Québec dans sa quête de légitime autonomie dans sa juridiction en sur-taxant les gens pour enlever de la manoeuvre au gov. Qcois. Il fait parti du ceux qui engendre les tensions entre les gens. Les Pquiste n'ont jamais de propos méprisant envers les fédéralistes.
Quebeclibre44 5 years ago
Every country does the same...perhaps the americans are emulating other parts of the world? Do you even know what you're talking about? Have you seen other news stations?
Italia311 5 years ago
Typical media sensationalism. Canadian media losing it's way and trying to emulate American mess (not a typo) media.
JedediahStryke 5 years ago
Ok, Now I am sure thats Larry King on the Left, but what happened to Nancy Grace, She looks different?.
Dodgesx 5 years ago