https://globalnews.ca/news/10519355/...p-bill-canada/
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Under the new legislation, Canadian parents must show they have spent at least three years in Canada before the birth or adoption of their child to be eligible.
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“I think it’s a reasonable limit to what is a substantial connection to Canada,” said Miller. “This is a reasonable approach to something that was unreasonable.”
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The supreme court found that the old rule was unconstitutional as written. It didn't mean that the idea behind the rule was wrong.
Someone can live in Canada for 3 years, move back, and now their kids are automatically Canadians and recieve all the protections of a Canadian. That seems nuts. Ramp that 3 years up to 20, and we would be good, yeah?