In the leadup to Canada's federal elections tomorrow*, there's been lots of talk about whether expatriate Canadians should have the right to vote. * (yeah, I know, super-awesome that they did it again on a Jewish holiday!) Last time around, we didn't. They changed the law to say you could only vote if you'd been gone less than 5 years and intended to return. We were under 5 years, but couldn't honestly say we planned to return to live in Canada. So our rights were taken away. But this year, in response to a legal challenge from a pair of Canadians abroad, the Supreme Court reinstated our rights. The 5-year condition, they said, made no sense and hadn't been instituted in response to any particular problem, real or perceived. Still -- lots of Canadians, including some of my beloved family members, don't think we should be voting. They're not alone. I don't have statistics, so I can't say most, but I know many people back there feel ...