Gaurav Marik, a Canadian citizen since 2023, views tariffs and threats regarding Canada as key election issues that excite him to vote for the first time. As Canada’s relationship with the U.S. has deteriorated, rising patriotism has motivated many new citizens to participate in federal elections. Marik’s sense of identity as a Canadian has strengthened due to external pressures. His fellow new citizen, Evaristo Vocaj, echoes this sentiment, emphasizing the importance of voting for immigrants after a challenging citizenship process, reflecting their commitment to Canadian values.
I feel that when someone attacks you, and especially externally, you feel much more guarded and you try to defend saying that, OK, this is an identity we all stand for.
Since I've decided to live here long-term, it's going to really change the course of Canada going forward if these tariffs and this sort of confrontation just continues for years.
Because of that long process that we've gone through, we feel like we deserve this now and we feel like we definitely have started feeling, more recently as well, that spirit of being Canadian and fighting for Canadian values.
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