Madam Chair, it's open to Parliament to legislate. As has been mentioned before, this amendment is seeking to make the connection test available for international adoptees where there's a Canadian parent with the same connection test that was previously voted on by the committee, which would apply to natural-born children. As discussed previously, it's looking to minimize those distinctions between the natural-born and adopted children of a Canadian with respect to the second generation born abroad in both cases, so while it's possible, it's not necessarily desirable for the purposes of equity with regard to this proposed amendment.
On May 31st, 2023. See this statement in context.