Petition e-4511 – Opposing self-affirmation of the #citizenship oath “citizenship on a click” – Signatures to July 25

The chart below breaks down the 1,215 signatures as of 25 July by province, highlighting Ontario over representation and Quebec under representation. British Columbia and Alberta in line with their share of the population but Manitoba and Saskatchewan under represented. No major change in regional breakdown since last week.

To date, the petition has received good media coverage, one of its objectives:

Why Canada’s ‘citizenship on a click’ is proving controversial

John Ivison: The Liberals are too eager to erode the singular power of the citizenship oath

Globe editorial: What we all lose when we lose the citizenship ceremony

Yakabuski: Cliquer pour devenir Canadien

Griffith wants in-person citizenship oath

And a contrarian perspective by Themrise Khan:

Citizenship is about more than just a click, a ceremony or an oath

And if you haven’t yet considered signing the petition, the link is here: https://petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-4511