Hon. Alice Wong, P.C.

Statement on Petition e-397

Electronic petition e-397 was initiated by a Richmond Centre constituent on the topic of birthright citizenship and a practice referred to as “Birth Tourism”.

A Member of Parliament must sponsor a petition in order for the government to provide a response to the petitioners. Once the required number of signatures are collected, it must be presented in the House of Commons by the sponsoring Member. The House of Commons is not scheduled for a regular session until September.

MP Alice Wong represented one of her constituents in the process of presenting a petition to Parliament. While a sponsoring Member of Parliament does not have to agree with the opinions or request set out in the petition, this topic affects the constituents of Richmond Centre and the Liberal government has the responsibility to respond with its position. The government has 45 days to respond to the petition after it is tabled in the House of Commons.

Questions relating to the origin and content of the petition should be directed toward the creator of the petition. The creator of the petition is Kerry Starchuk, a resident of Richmond Centre. She has given our office permission to share her contact e-mail which can be obtained by e-mailing the MP Alice Wong office.

The petition can be found at https://petitions.parl.gc.ca/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-397.

For further information, contact:
Office of Hon. Alice Wong, MP (Richmond Centre)
613-995-2021
alice.wong@parl.gc.ca

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