The arguments for an everlasting chain of descent and ancestry based reasons that could be applied to multi-generations that have never lived in Canada is ludicrous. The chain needs to stop at some point. It is also frustrating hearing people from other countries telling Canada what it should do about its immigration and citizenship policies. She should look no further than her own native USA to understand how Canada could be behaving. Try making these same arguments to the US Customs control/Department of Immigration/IRS and see how far you get.
The flaws of her argument are:
Arguing birth rates - it does not help when you have no idea whether your son will live in the USA or Canada. The fact that your son is at least two generations removed from being born in Canada, despite the ties and knowledge of its institutions, and lives in a state almost the furthest away from the border like will result in living in the USA. And no help to birth rates of Canada.
Ease of crossing the border - passports are for crossing borders, citizenship holds a right to vote and a responsibility of being an active, knowledgeable abiding, tax paying person of that country. If her concern is genuinely crossing the border, apply for permanent resident status. And when your infant is closer to an age of majority, not 1 year old.
The Globe and Mail: I am a Canadian citizen. Why can’t my son be a Canadian citizen, too?.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-i-am-a-canadian-citizen-why-cant-my-son-be-a-canadian-citizen-too/
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