Calgary Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner says it’s time for Canada to end automatic citizenship for children born to temporary or undocumented residents, arguing the country’s current policy is being exploited and erodes the meaning of citizenship.
In a detailed statement, Rempel Garner said a decade of Liberal “post-national” immigration policies has flooded Canada’s system, leading to housing, healthcare, and job shortages while undermining shared Canadian values.
She said Liberals have turned citizenship into a “hollow concept,” promoting the idea that there’s no common national identity while bringing in record numbers of newcomers.
“Being a Canadian citizen should mean something,” Rempel Garner said. “That meaning should come from genuine ties to our nation—not from simply being born on Canadian soil.”
