The situation is not the same. It is not always possible to control when a child will be born, but it is possible to choose which bureaucratic procedure to use for getting one's citizenship.
I would like to ask you one final, more general question. We have heard a great deal about attachment criteria. At the moment, the attachment to one's country is defined by the place of birth. These days, people travel a great deal, and the situation is not the same as it was in the 19th century, when the concept of citizenship was developed. People may be born abroad, live their whole lives in Canada and give birth abroad, but their child will not be a Canadian citizen. Conversely, someone may come and spend a week in Canada as a tourist, give birth to a child here, return to their country, and that child will be a Canadian citizen.
Is the place of birth still the only relevant criterion in 2009? Should we not be thinking about adopting a more modern, realistic one?