Thank you, Chair.
Thank you to our witnesses for attending today.
This is obviously a very interesting session, as we deal with concerns of Canadians from coast to coast to coast. As I've travelled through my riding, I've heard from Canadians on this issue since October 22, and the horror that...well, actually before that, because we had the tragedy in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, with Warrant Officer Vincent. Then we were confronted with the horror of the terror attack here on Corporal Cirillo, and then in the House. Canadians have been very responsive to these issues, and our security and our safety is clearly something they hold dear and for which they have great concern. They ask how these types of acts can happen and what we can do to protect our shores and protect our borders.
What I'd like to ask you about first off—and I'll let you decide who is the best person to respond on this—is around the fairness of revoking the citizenship of dual nationals. At your last appearance, Mr. Coulombe, we talked about the number of citizens who have gone overseas, who are taking part with ISIS in Syria and Iraq, and those who have returned. We addressed some of the numbers and the concern of how we're going to deal with these people.
But I want to talk about the provision in the bill for the revocation of dual citizenship, where we have people who have been charged with terrorism or treason, served their time overseas, and then come back. Canadians have asked about the fairness around this particular clause. I wonder if you could comment on it. I won't go any further, as far as what I'm hearing is concerned. I'll leave it for you to perhaps comment on the importance of this issue.