Thank you, Madam Chair.
Well, you do have to be convicted, and it's compared to the Canadian system. As a former soldier I would take great umbrage to anybody from this country going over there and fighting against me and my troops and friends anywhere else. That's something that is an unbelievable development.
By the way, the reality is numbers of youth have been radicalized and have returned and have fought against many of our allies, so that's not outside the realm of possibility. I'm not particularly concerned about anybody in that category losing their citizenship, when it comes to armed groups like that.
Mr. Bissett, last week the minister was here and he had heard from stakeholders themselves and local constituents, a broad range of Canadians across the country, and he was hearing quite loudly that they liked, overall, the proposed residency requirement, because it strengthened the value of Canadian citizenship. He said Canadians appreciated that those who committed acts of terror or treason—as I just talked about—against this country would have their citizenship revoked, on the grounds that they are dual citizens. Of course we are signed up to the UN convention and we don't leave anybody stateless, so that's something we do deal with.
Can you tell me, overall, what you've heard, and would you agree that the value of Canadian citizenship would be strengthened through this legislation, through this act?