Actually, the laws of any nation ( at least free ones) reflect the populations morals. While I am not inclined nor should it be necessary to dig up the actual data. I think/suspect these days Canada is a smorgasbord and roughly 40%-50% has what might be deemed wasp lineage.Citizenship laws reflect the psyche, identity and history of a nation.
Canada is an immigrant nation. It is the new world. How far back do you really go in Canada? Maybe a 100 years? 200 years MAX? There is nothing called Canadian ancestry. If I ask you, you are going to tell me some European country where you originate from.
On the other hand, my ancestors go back 1000s of years in India. India is not an immigrant nation, it is the old world. Same with Saudi Arabia, it is the old world.
So you cannot copy random laws from the old world, because an immigrant like you who landed a bit earlier than me, gets to define what Canada is. Hence why the nature of Canada as an immigrant, pluralistic culture is enshrined in the constitution, and things like birth right citizenship exist.
where does the population establish their morals? It starts at home, during the formative years. Then as individuals experience life on their own, their moral compass is “fine tuned”.
Could a country “adopt” another countries laws? Absolutely given the population and the electorates morals start forming at home as children..
See people thinking the U.S. should adopt Canadian gun control laws. Will they? Not anytime soon but one day, when their morals change enough, we can hope they do. Or maybe perhaps abortion laws.
Regardless.
Canada has always welcomed immigration. Will continue to. As “ old world” countries become more and more overpopulated, more and more crowded, it’s likely to get “worse” or at least the desire to come here will……..and the last time I checked, our moral compass and law supposedly value freedom.
Which means people are free to come and go as they please.
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