Thank you for the question.
Bill C-3, as you know, is written in a way that would allow Canadian parents who give birth abroad to be able to pass on citizenship to their children beyond the first generation as long as they can meet the substantial connection requirement of 1,095 days cumulative anytime before the birth of the child.
It is viewed that with this flexibility, there is recognition that Canadians living abroad can maintain a strong connection to Canadian and have the flexibility to make decisions accordingly for their families and that by restricting the time frame, you may create a new cohort of lost Canadians. You may also exclude Canadians who have spent more time than three years cumulatively in Canada, but over a longer period of time.