Do you know if Canada has always done that or is it something fairly recent?
I wasn’t aware of any country other than the US, doing something as stupid as making someone a citizen simply by being born in the country.
“something as stupid as making someone a citizen simply by being born in the country.”
Yes, Canada has the same law as the US, born in Canada, become a citizen.
My friend, like me, is middle aged, so, no, it’s not recent. Canada has much more lenient immigration laws than the US.