This is fascinating! I don't think members of parliament in Canada have the same requirement. I know it's come up a couple of times when people (generally the Conservative party) have tried to make political grist of other politicians' dual citizenship, but it's generally been of limited effectiveness, and definitely hasn't resulted in anyone renouncing their citizenship or stepping down. Interestingly, in both cases I can remember (former Liberal party leader and foreign affairs minister Stéphane Dion and outgoing NDP leader Tom Mulcair) it's been French citizenship.
That said, the thing that really does take down Canadian politicians, at least when it comes to getting Canadians to vote for them, is ties to the US. If you've spent too long in the US and it looks like you might have liked it, good luck getting elected. Hence one of the long list of reasons I could never succeed in Canadian politics...
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Date: 2017-07-14 05:51 pm (UTC)That said, the thing that really does take down Canadian politicians, at least when it comes to getting Canadians to vote for them, is ties to the US. If you've spent too long in the US and it looks like you might have liked it, good luck getting elected. Hence one of the long list of reasons I could never succeed in Canadian politics...