When the minister appeared before us, he was pretty clear that it is not our intention to in any way contravene Canada's commitment to the 1961 Convention. Nor is it our intention to render people stateless. That people who do not have another state to go to will simply be tried and spend their time in a Canadian prison is not the intention of this bill. The intention of this bill is to clearly add another dimension to those people who are dual citizens.
On March 26th, 2013. See this statement in context.