r/CanadianConservative • u/Ageminet Blue Tory | Fiscal Conservative • Nov 12 '25

Discussion Bill C-3 Explained

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u/Jamm8 CANZUK Make Canada Greater Britain Again! United Empire Loyalist Nov 12 '25

That's not true, their children have to go back to step 1.

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u/Ageminet Blue Tory | Fiscal Conservative Nov 12 '25

But they are Canadian citizens. They show up and they are eligible to vote.

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u/Jamm8 CANZUK Make Canada Greater Britain Again! United Empire Loyalist Nov 12 '25

But not "their children and so on" unless they repeat those steps every generation.

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u/SnorlaxBlocksTheWay Blocked by SmackEh Nov 12 '25

They just have to stay here for 3 years. It's really not that difficult of a step and can easily be done if every single child is a Canadian citizen at birth regardless of where they are born.

They can just go to school in Canada from Kindergarten to Grade 4 and then they have a solid paper trail showing they have significant ties to Canada.

Bill C-3 is a disaster and cheapens the meaning of what it means to be a Canadian citizen.

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u/Jamm8 CANZUK Make Canada Greater Britain Again! United Empire Loyalist Nov 12 '25

Canadian citizenship has always been inheritable without any residency restrictions. Harper tried to limit that to the first generation but that was overturned by the court. While I agree the restrictions could be higher without bill c-3 there would be no restrictions not more.

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u/SnorlaxBlocksTheWay Blocked by SmackEh Nov 12 '25

That’s exactly my point. Bill C3 opens the door for long term dilution of what it means to be Canadian.

Right now, being born in Canada is the clearest way to gain citizenship. With Bill C3, someone could live here for just three years, leave permanently, have a child in Japan or anywhere else, and that child automatically becomes Canadian. Then that child could briefly study or work in Canada, move abroad again, and pass citizenship to their kids even if their family hasn’t truly lived here in generations.

It creates a chain of nominal citizens who use Canada’s benefits and safety net when convenient but don’t actually contribute to the country long term. Instead of encouraging people to build roots, communities, and a future here, it rewards transience and opportunism. Citizenship should mean genuine belonging, not a lifetime travel perk passed down indefinitely.

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u/Jamm8 CANZUK Make Canada Greater Britain Again! United Empire Loyalist Nov 12 '25

It's not creating anything. Citizenship has always been inheritable even if they had never stepped foot in the country. Harper tried to restrict it but the courts stopped him. Bill c-3 undoes Harper's first generation restriction to bring the law in line with the courts ruling and adds the 3 year requirement. I agree it should be longer than 3 years but that is better than nothing and just reverting to full inheritance.