The Citizen

Being a citizen of Canada gives you rights and responsibilities. You have the right to your opinion; you have a responsibility to vote. Unfortunately we live in a society where people are lazy and only willing to get the benefits of Citizenship but none of the duties that come with it. The Israel Lebanon war is a great example. When the war was approaching suddenly thousands of “Canadians” appeared there and wanted to be taken away. I ask you what have these “Canadians” done for the good of our country. Have they been over in Lebanon building bridges, curing the sick? The answer is most were doing nothing that supported Canada or its goals in that region. They just hang around wherever they want. If they get sick they might fly up to Canada for our free health care but otherwise they don’t really care about us. This is not isolated to “citizens” outside of Canada either. There are many people in Canada that take their citizenship for granted. They are quick to argue if someone infringes on their rights but if they have a responsibility to do something like serving on a jury they say no. Is being a Canadian citizen worth the responsibilities? I say “yes”. I just wish other citizens would figure that out.

Governator