Ted Opitz

Strongly agree

No, automatic citizenship encourages illegal immigration and 'birth tourism'.

Conservative messaging has repeatedly highlighted concerns about system abuse and ‘birth tourism’/citizenship integrity in immigration and citizenship debates, making this rationale strongly resonant with the party’s law-and-order/controls framing. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

Yes, but only if at least one parent is a legal resident.

A conditional approach (linking citizenship to at least one parent’s legal status) aligns with the party’s periodic focus on limiting perceived abuses and strengthening citizenship requirements, without fully rejecting birthright citizenship in principle. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

No

While the party has not consistently campaigned to end birthright citizenship outright, Conservative rhetoric has at times emphasized preventing abuse of the system and tightening citizenship rules, making a general “No” somewhat closer than a blanket “Yes,” but not a core, settled position. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

No, citizenship must be inherited by blood (jus sanguinis), not geography.

A strict jus sanguinis-only rule would be a major departure from Canada’s long-standing jus soli practice; Conservatives have discussed tightening and integrity measures more than a wholesale shift to blood-only citizenship. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

Yes

The federal Conservatives have generally defended Canada’s existing citizenship rules but have also periodically signalled concern about tightening eligibility (e.g., debates around “birth tourism” and citizenship integrity), so an unqualified “Yes” is unlikely to be their stance. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly disagree

Yes, anyone born on our soil is a citizen, regardless of parental status.

An absolutist jus soli framing conflicts with recurring Conservative emphasis on citizenship ‘value’ and preventing perceived loopholes (e.g., concerns about “birth tourism”), even though Canada currently practices broad birthright citizenship. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.