I would like to talk some more about this. I understand the comparison between parents. Parents can choose to adopt abroad, but that choice means that the child will be born abroad. With natural-born children, the parents have a bit more control over where the child is born.
From what I understand about adoption, there is an attempt to create a relationship equivalent to a biological relationship between the parents and the child. Legally, adopted children have the same rights and responsibilities as other children in relation to their parents. It seems to me that the law should respect this principle and consider adopted children as though they were born here to their parents.
I would like to try to understand. Let us take the classic example of two Canadians who were born and live here and who decide to adopt a Chinese girl. If they opt for direct citizenship, about how long will it take from the time they receive the letter from the Quebec government approving the adoption to the time the child acquires citizenship?