I don ' t know about your family issues but I hope you ' ll feel better <| sep |> Only because using please at the start of a sentence makes you sound meek or awkward . Any request where you put please at the front will likely get a better response with it at the end , instead ! Food me , please sounds better than please food me . The former sounds like a request while the latter sounds more like begging . o <| sep |> I ' m one of the expats that would be denied the right to vote under Harper ' s system . I was born in Canada , lived in Canada until I was 24 , then moved for work . I live in Korea , with a Canadian passport , and 1 year visa . My visa is renewed each year my contract is . If my work , or the government decide not to renew my visa , I ' m sent back to Canada . Also , if I have any issues , I need to go to the Canadian embassy . Canadian foreign policy can determine what happens to me overseas .