@evan @fabio Fabio is right. Expatriate is a term that spun out of white colonizers living in the other parts of the world, where they have no intention of becoming a part of the society, including accepting citizenship.

Would most people call Jamaican temporary foreign workers on Canadian farms that are treated as slave labour "expats"?

When I went to China to work, was I a Canadian expat? Would I be considered one from the lens of a Chinese national vs a Canadian? The place where I was born is a part of China now. I don't even know what my rights are anymore with regards to my birth place. I'm a Canadian citizen.

Expatriate is a term that's drowning in class, racism, and white colonial history. Perhaps you should reconsider its use.

@evan @fabio And further down the thread to:
https://cosocial.ca/@evan/115956282132331931

"Country of origin" also gets really messy if you have multiple citizenships and grew up in different places. Or if some citizenships no longer exist (like my birth place).

A clearer, not-problematic question: "Should people who do not permanently reside in their country of citizenship have the right to vote?"

@evan I'm asking you to reconsider your position on the term "expatriate", and to perhaps refrain from using it in this context in the future.

I don't care about the poll itself, since I know that editing is not an option.

@fabio

@mayintoronto @fabio Duly noted!

@evan @fabio I appreciate you both.