This article made me proud to be a Canadian.

"Some Canadians, born abroad while their parents were travelling or residing temporarily in a country, may have no real connection whatsoever to the country of their birth. Others, although born in Canada, may have a strong attachment to their country of ethnic origin," he wrote.

"...While inclusion of place of birth on Canadian passports therefore serves no readily apparent or defensible purpose, recent events have shown that this practice can have negative and unfair consequences for individuals,"