Thank you for being here, Madam Minister.
I have a number of questions to ask, after reading the notes you've distributed to us. That's why I would have liked to have your text. I'm a new member of this committee. I have the translation, and that's also a problem. I had a number of questions to ask; you've answered some of them, concerning Mr. Taylor, among other things.
I'd like to ask you a question about the ancestors of the Mennonite community whose marriages were not recognized because they had religious weddings. Are there a number of people now living in Canada who perhaps don't know whether they're Canadian citizens or not? How do you deal with those cases?
There's the case of Mr. Teichroeb, who's been living in Canada since he was six months old. Under the rules, they say he lost his job and house. He waited for three years before finding out that he could be recognized as a Canadian citizen. I don't know whether there are a number of people in the same situation. If so, how are you going to manage that? What is meant by illegitimate marriage today? If there were illegitimate marriages at the time, it seems to me those cases would be easy to resolve today.