[Lopeover]

They can become Prime Minister then? US naturalized citizens have the same rights as natural born, except to become President or Vice-President of the US.

[Robert DeLong]

Becoming President or Vice President is not considered a right. They are qualified positions, of which naturalized citizens do not qualify. Their children born after they become naturalized citizens do become qualified for those positions though. 8>)

[Robert DeLong]

BTW, we do not have a position know as Prime Minister. Is he talking about a U.S. citizen becoming a naturalized Canadian citizen? I agree that could be the case and why he is asking advice of Canadians. 8>)

I was of course speaking about what I know the case to be in this country. From what I understand Canada does ot require their Prime Minster be a natural born citizen.

So if the opposite from what I thought is the case, he is a naturalized Canadian citizen, he can become their Prime Minister. 8>)

[RansomOttawa]

They can become Prime Minister then?

Just to be clear, are you asking whether a naturalized Canadian citizen is eligible to become Prime Minister?

The answer is yes. We don't have a constitutional requirement that the PM be born a Canadian citizen. (That said, there hasn't been a foreign-born Prime Minister since Mackenzie Bowell in the 1890s.)

On the other hand, two recent Governors-General are naturalized Canadian citizens: Adrienne Clarkson and Michaëlle Jean, who came as refugees from Hong Kong and Haiti, respectively, when they were children.