I believe that because Canada is party to a number of international instruments with relation to international adoptions that are designed to protect the welfare of children, and as my colleague mentioned, those three primary pieces—the genuine parent-child relationship, etc.—it is not possible for there to be a genuine parent-child relationship in cases where there is no parent. In those cases, the adoption would not be able to proceed and as such, the adoption would not meet the legal requirements under Canadian legislation or the international agreements to be able to proceed.
It is not a case that Canada is acquiescing to other countries' requirements. These are requirements that are built into Canadian legislation to protect the well-being of children being adopted internationally.