When online oath happened for the first person(for that doctor/scientist), one group of people here talked about like its against the law, issues in executing hence impossibility, cheating possibilities, entirely discouraging statements etc and this group was sure that online oath wont be brought to practice.
When new applicants were calling for online test, same group was talking about the same above points.
Now we have online test and after that too they talk the same above points to essentially want these go away which is not a surprise (for me at least). This group is just happy only to see the same procedure that was held for long and want no other alternate even if cic cant/wont conduct in-person tests/oaths during pandemic.
And for that group's surprise, online test too will continue just like online oath.
My opinion is the following:
The motivation of the people you're talking about is certainly not the integrity of the tests or the immigration system in general ... Absolutely not, it's just a pretext.
Their real motivations are ideological. For me it is absolutely clear and without any gray area.
If tomorrow a conservative majority O'toole government changes the citizenship law retroactively (to make the process more difficult), and cancels and then returns our requests, the same people mentioned above will be happy, and find that quite normal. (I remind everyone that it is very likely, in the event of an early election this spring, if the Trudeau minority government does not pass the confidence vote test linked to the filing of the new finance law).
We must therefore maintain the balance of power and pressure, and maintain active lobbying all the time, always .... As the spousal sponsors did before us. (And still do, even after their claims have been accepted!).
Without this necessary effort on our part, the Conservatives and their supporters will destroy us. Without mercy.
The rights of newcomers will shrink like sorrows ... And the more the immigrants are silent, the more hate speech and xenophobia will grow and take power, more and more ... ('' Why are you complaining? ... Do you feel happy to be here? ... You are not a priority, Canadians first !, Go back to your country! '', Etc, etc ...)
, Piotr.