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Proposed Birthright Citizenship Amendment Defeated in Canada
10/15/2025
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Story summary
- Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner proposed an amendment to birthright citizenship in Canada to limit automatic citizenship to children with at least one Canadian citizen or permanent resident parent.
- The amendment was defeated by Liberal MPs and Bloc Québécois MPs.
- Rempel Garner claimed there are three million temporary residents affecting services.
- Data show births to non-resident mothers accounted for 0.44% of total births in 2024.
