Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Good morning, Ms. Lantsman.
Let me start off by saying that I want to give a shout-out to our consular team here in Canada and around the world for the work that they do every day. Hundreds of Canadians are being assisted on a daily basis when they find themselves in difficult situations. I'll also start off by saying that I do believe there's room to further strengthen and enhance our consular services policies, and I take this attempt at trying to improve our consular services policies in good faith.
You know, there's always a tension between how much you prescribe policies and how much flexibility you leave for the officials to respond to the unique situation that they're having to deal with. The question that I have about this bill is whether it really finds that right balance.
You've included eligible protected persons in here—non-Canadian citizens. You didn't talk about permanent residents but about “eligible protected persons”. Can you help me understand how Canada would choose which “eligible protected persons” this law would apply to?