The idea of Maxime Bernier winning the 2017 Conservative leadership contest presents a fascinating counterfactual scenario. But there’s no reason to think he would have tried to take the Tories in that direction, let alone succeeded. Heading into the 2020 race, it’s tough to imagine any of the potential candidates being anything like that ambitious. Alas, that was no more realistic when the Conservatives proposed it than it was when the Liberals tried to make it happen. Not to say it’s necessary, but a conservative party shouldn’t be terrified of proposing some restrictions on birthright citizenship.

Source: National Post January 13, 2020 12:00 UTC