I might add quickly that 90% of the foreign children who are in that situation are under the age of 12. Approximately 50% are under the age of 5.
As Ms. Carmichael said, these children are incredibly vulnerable from they have had to live through and because many of them have been separated from family members.
In the context of Canada, as with the child who was already repatriated, there are Canadian family members who are willing and able to take care of these children. It's really the duty of Canada as a signatory to the Convention on the Rights of the Child to both repatriate the children who are citizens and take steps to prevent these children from becoming stateless.
In the context of COVID, there really is a renewed sense of urgency for governments to safely repatriate foreign children before it's too late, so they can receive the care they need and be safe from even further violence, abuse and the threat of disease.