text: Most Canadians want government to take harder look at birth tourism: poll - Commentary | Business in Vancouver
  By Mario Canseco | September 3, 2020, 6:00am
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  We have heard talk about legal action before. In early 2019, the possibility of the federal government dealing with the practice of "birth tourism" appeared to be near. A petition initiated by Richmond resident Kerry Starchuk was ultimately introduced in the House of Commons by Joe Peschisolido, who was then the Member of Parliament for one of Richmond's constituencies. The document urged the federal government to commit resources to determine the full extent of "birth tourism," as well as to implement measures to reduce and eliminate it.
  In 2019, Research Co. and Glacier Media looked at the views of British Columbians on this issue. This year, we took the same questions about "birth tourism" to Canadians and the results outline a real inclination towards action. Across the country, 78% of Canadians concur with the main aspiration of the petition initiated by Starchuk and want the federal government to establish a committee to investigate the full extent of "birth tourism" in Canada. In British Columbia, support for this course of action rises to 82%.