Dear Editor,

The question of dual citizenship has arisen this time in Jamaica, a Caricom member country. It was brought to the forefront by a sore loser candidate from an opposition party who lost the election in his constituency. The candidate holding dual citizenship was forced to resign. What is interesting is that the head of the election commission was only then flooded by a wave of moral righteousness and resigned after having held the position for fifteen years.

In Canada, a major developed nation, which has a truly multicultural society, any Cana-dian can run for the office of prime minister if they manage to acquire the leadership of their party, even if that person is a naturalised Canadian. This last part I don’t agree with. I believe someone must be born in a country and at least spend one’s formative years there, before being entrusted with the privilege of leading a nation; that is, live in that country until at least age 18……