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Rights: Citizenship Rights and Canada

rights: She asked the government to end automatic citizenship rights for being born in Canada, known as jus soli, according to Vancouver Courier. Peschisolido maintains those rights are a fundamental pillar of freedom in Canada. I think it's a good petition, a little different from beforehand, said Peschisolido.article continues below Trending Stories Vancouver lawyer wants solicitor general to change impaired driving laws he criticized in opposition Will Wai Young scuttle the NPA's mission to win back city hall Fighting on the frontline of Vancouver's fentanyl epidemic Police, Vancouver School Board officials counter clown crazinessrelated Richmond Hospital becomes passport mill Birth tourism not impacting maternity care VCHLetters special Richmond readers sound off over birth tourism Prior to this new petition, dubbed e-1527 online, an older one from 2016 was sponsored by Conservative MP for Richmond Centre, Alice Wong. Community activist Kerry Starchuk said that while the new petition is softened she is hopeful it will at least be discussed in the House, with Liberal support. By comparison, from 2004 to 2010 the hospital helped birth, on average, 18 new Canadians per year from non-resident mothers. There were 379 births to non-residents in Richmond, according to Vancouver Coastal Health's 2016-2017 fiscal year records. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.