Did they tell you when you would be eligible to vote, or do you have to take out citizenship?
Yes, you must be a Citizen.
We did all the paperwork & sent off our money, 10 years ago, applying for Citizenship.
The file sat on somebodies desk, for more than 3 weeks, before being opened.
When opened, 1 photograph in the whole file was "stale dated" by 2 days.
They returned the file to us !
We did it at that time, because our oldest (Caroline) was 17. If we became Citizens then, the kids wouldn't have had to sit the test.
It took Deb over a month to compile the requirements for that application process !
We will do it again, when we have time !
WRT your application, that's a shame, but not a surprise.
Civil servants work in a predictable manner. Processing paperwork is never ending, so they go about it in a similar way, day in and day out. Translators translate so many pages of documents a day. Paper pushers complete a predictable number of documents daily as well. Because it never stops, it ceases to be personal. I suppose it is difficult to get excited about monotonous work. To them, your citizenship application was just another bunch of paper occupying their in basket.
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It isn't cheap to run for party leader. The link at the bottom explains more.
From CTV News.
OTTAWA - At least eight candidates have crossed the first threshold to having their names appear on the final ballot of the Conservative Party of Canada leadership race.
British Columbia MP Marc Dalton was the latest to make Tuesday's deadline by submitting a $50,000 registration fee and completed questionnaire, along with meeting other requirements set by the party.
Dalton, whose campaign promises include holding an inquiry into Ottawa's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, joins former MP and Conservative deputy leader Leona Alleslev and MP Scott Aitchison in making the cutoff.
Others who have met the deadline include Brampton, Ont., Mayor Patrick Brown and independent Ontario MPP Roman Baber.
Party executive director Wayne Benson said Tuesday he anticipates some packages will be received that will need to be reviewed, so no additional announcements would be made until those reviews are completed.
The rest here -
https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/fir...p-race-10-days-until-final-one-1.5867336
