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Birth Tourism: Group and Media Company

birth tourism: I am sorry for what I said, which was picked up by social media.I apologize, unconditionally, to the group who were offended by my remarks, according to CBC. The group, as a whole, had every right to feel offended and I am taking responsibility for my unacceptable comments. The group was originally from Taiwan and worked for a media company. My frustration, on an exceptionally bad day for me, has its roots in my being an advocate for the cessation of the practice of birth tourism in the Lower Mainland, but most specifically, in Richmond, where I live. Media sources, including CBC The Fifth Estate and the Richmond News have done major stories on this problem, which is rooted in a loophole in the tourism visa process. Unfortunately, for reasons that escape me, the Minister of Immigration, Marco Mendicino, has not deemed this problem as a priority. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.