At long last, the federal government <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;has tabled amendments&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2024/05/bill-c-71-an-act-to-amend-the-citizenship-act-2024.html&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2024/05/bill-c-71-an-act-to-amend-the-citizenship-act-2024.html" target="_blank">has tabled amendments</a> to the Citizenship Act that would, on their face, substantially remedy one of the most maddening below-the-radar conundrums in federal politics: Which babies are Canadian citizens at birth, and which are not, and how do Canadian parents of the non-citizen babies go about remedying that situation?

C-71 will ensure that if a Canadian parent has lived in Canada three years, his children will also be Canadian no matter where they're born.{ai:summary}<p>A new bill aims to clarify Canadian citizenship rules for babies born to non-citizen parents, addressing a longstanding issue in federal politics with potential impacts on many families. #politics</p>

Chris Selley: Finally, an easy fix to the Citizenship Act, 18 years in the making

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