Rustad wants BC to follow Alberta's lead with citizenship markers on ID cards (Business in Vancouver)

Being a Canadian citizen is a requirement to vote in any federal, provincial or municipal election.

The leader of the BC Conservative Party likes an idea being put into practice in Alberta with an eye toward safeguarding elections.

Legislation is being put forward this fall in Alberta to add mandatory citizenship markers to provincial identification, which Premier Danielle Smith said is all about streamlining services and preventing election fraud.

Speaking to Castanet Kamloops on Tuesday, John Rustad, the leader of BC's Official Opposition, listed that idea among a handful of changes he’d like to see in this province ...

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