Chris Selley: Maybe Canada has a 'birth tourism' problem after all

The Liberals freaked out when Conservative party members supported limitations on birthright citizenship. But it's still a perfectly valid idea

Well, here’s something curious. Last week the Liberal government announced it has commissioned research on “birth tourism” — that is, the practice of coming to Canada with the sole intent of giving birth, then returning home with a child who’s a Canadian citizen. “The government of Canada recognizes the need to better understand the extent of this practice as well as its impacts,” Citizenship Minister Ahmed Hussen wrote in a response tabled in Parliament.