Sunday, September 6, 2020

Birth Tourism: So Prevalent, It Can No Longer Be Ignored

CTV News Vancouver: Richmond, B.C. politicians push Ottawa to address birth tourism and stop 'passport mill'.
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/richmond-b-c-politicians-push-ottawa-to-address-birth-tourism-and-stop-passport-mill-1.5094237

"...They reveal that births by non-residents made up 24 per cent of the deliveries at Richmond Hospital, a slight uptick from the year before.

The numbers jumped by more than a third for St. Paul’s and and Mount Saint Joseph hospitals in Vancouver, where non-residents made up 14 per cent of the total births.

We just feel that that is not fair, it really degrades the citizenship that we all enjoy,” said Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie

We just feel that that is not fair, it really degrades the citizenship that we all enjoy,” said Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie..."

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