Now the New York Times is reporting on Richmond’s ‘unscrupulous birth tourism’
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On New Year’s Eve, a story ran in the New York Times from Richmond, exploring the so-called ‘birth tourism’ in the city. The paper reporting, as we have here on CKNW, that non-resident mothers account for one in five births at the Richmond Hospital.
Just before Christmas, Liberal MLA, Jas Johal, announced plans to introduce a petition to the B.C. government to address this. He joins me now…
Guest: Jas Johal
Liberal MLA for Richmond-Queensborough
On New Year’s Eve, a story ran in the New York Times from Richmond, exploring the so-called ‘birth tourism’ in the city. The paper reporting, as we have here on CKNW, that non-resident mothers account for one in five births at the Richmond Hospital.
Just before Christmas, Liberal MLA, Jas Johal, announced plans to introduce a petition to the B.C. government to address this. He joins me now…
Guest: Jas Johal
Liberal MLA for Richmond-Queensborough