--that from my part of the world I'd have to say, because I deal mainly with people who come in as refugees, people who have been forced to leave their countries and have been selected for assistance by the government of Canada, can hardly wait for that four years to pass--and it is almost four years--to take out citizenship. I think it's one of the most encouraging signs I see for the future, that they're there, that they are absolutely committed to make Canada their future, and I don't see any problems. But I'm only dealing with a very small number of people. The situation on the west coast might be entirely different. But citizenship is what everybody aims for.
On September 26th, 2006. See this statement in context.