The State of Citizenship
Christian Doe
Got yours?
Canada is still suffering from the launch of the citizenship module, which was made right in the middle of the Canadian occupation by France and the UK. Dozens of Canadians ended up with a citizenship they never wanted, and some of them still have it today. I hate to think that citizens gave up on the New World because they didn't belong in Canada anymore. To put it as a formula:
Location: Canada + Citizenship = France = Status: Deceased...
Another issue is the fact that the buggy module makes citizenship approvals very difficult: countless duplicates, expired requests that may still be approved, no way to look up a specific name in the list, a very limited number of approvals per month. I'm afraid that many Congressmen have given up on that tedious task, thinking that those applications may be spies or traitors. So while we dream about that big baby boom that will someday double the population of our country, we close the door to experienced players whose only wish is to work and fight for Canada.
I want to talk about what I have done in Congress to give the Canadian citizenship back to as many Canadians as possible. While I am not allowed to disclose details, I believe we must promote Canadian immigration and realize that the PTO threats are not as severe as they used to be. Besides, there is not much harm that can be done by a spy unless he or she gets elected in Congress or join the ranks of our army, and we know very well that those two accomplishments are not easy.
Step 1: Express Citizenship Approval. A special program that was targeted at the Quebec and Ontario citizens, among others, who still had the French or British citizenship. The goal was to identify experienced citizens who had good chances of staying around and who were still loyal to our country. I think we saved a couple of lives there, that action was made a little late but it probably still convinced a few citizens to keep playing. Unfortunately, that measure alone wasn't enough as there were still countless young citizens who were at the wrong place at the wrong time. Considering the number of citizens who give up on the New World at a young age, we didn't have much time left.
Step 2: Citizenship Approval Reform. There was something wrong with the way security checks were performed which made the whole process tedious and slower. I came to the conclusion that instead of constantly remind everyone about the incidents of the past, we should perhaps educate politicians on national security and the tools used to perform checks. Instead of having 40 Congressmen do paperwork, we should involve them in the whole process, give them their responsibilities back and make sure that those citizenship passes are being used.
Step 3: The Future. Well, it's your turn, what is the future of Canadian immigration according to you? Do you still fear the PTO activists? Do you prefer security or growth? Do you think Canada has a good potential for immigration?
I will keep working on improving the Canadian citizenship approval process during my next term (more about this in my next article). But to do that I need the feedback of the population.
Comments
~hyuu~
I have no fear of PTO activists or spies, or anything of the like. My RL brother joined the game but chose Yukon as his starting point when it was occupied by Iran. Guess how long he lasted in the game? I'll give you a hint: it wasn't longer than a day! :-0
Obviously the citizenship module is flawed but it bothers me that more congressmen don't pay attention to it.
slow growth
~hyuu~
Everybody should be Canadian!
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Ralph Kline, that's our ultimate goal, isn't it? 😉
I found it discouraging early on to carry British citizenship. I'm just glad we're whole again so new players these days can proudly sport Canadian citizenship.
I guess one other question would be, what could we do to attract immigrants? (besides handing out bundles of cash 😁 the whole eWorld is dying of boredom, what could we do different?
Wait a minute, back to the bundles of cash... a government subsidized daily lottery or the like? Anyhoo something to get people logging on and interested that doesn't involve invading France or the UK.
I appreciate what you've done with the citizenship process reform. I've managed to use all my Citizenship passes for my past 2 terms in Congress and I don't understand why all congresspersons don't. It's not a wonder why there are so many 'dead' citizens. The process was slow and tedious with an unmanageably long list to search through.
Thank you for your help.
Christain Doe - agreed 1000%.
You have hit the nail on the head. There is no worry about PTO. If anyone really wants to infiltrate Canada, they have done so already. (Or they could start a new citizen, or ten, and do so very shortly.)
I support the same idea - give Citizenship to the Congress Members - the way the game intended. And lets get busy bringing new Canadians into the game. They grow our economy and make our nation stronger.
Its simple to check a citizenship applicant out (Congress Members take note):
- Check their friends list. If they have friends in high places in other nations, or if they have a lot of friends in an enemy country, skip them.
- Check out their shouts. If they claim to be Canadian, but their shout is in Arabic or Hungarian - chances are they are not Canadian. Skip them.
- Check out their donations list. If they are donating to or from, lets say, the Party for the Advancement of PEACE GC, skip them. If they were getting daily weapons from Indonesia or Russia, skip them.
- Check out their newspaper to see what articles they've written. Go back to the beginning. If its in Farsi, skip them.
So far, you've skipped about 10 applicants out of 400. Let the other 390 into Canada.
Citizen B
Voted. I think growth is the main concern here. Let Congress do the initail check, and let CSIS do an extended check on those who's actions are shady.
meh, get Nick back here.
he'll let everyone in.
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Population growth is good, I didn't realize people were dying in the queue to get in.
I totally agree w/CitizenB, the risk of PTO is diminished now that our population is up.
Perhaps a more effective role for CSIS would be to investigate party leaders to pre-empt a potential PTO.
still living as a child of la France.......
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i hope he accepts mine hh back in canada waiting to become a canadian citizen again after leaving canada to asia and now i am back