We'll bring our meeting to order.
Good morning, everyone. Welcome to our meeting. I want to welcome the minister to our committee meeting today as we begin our study on the loss of Canadian citizenship for the years 1947, 1977, and 2007. I want to welcome the minister's deputy, Mr. Richard Fadden, to our meeting as well.
The meeting will run for approximately two hours, from 11 until 1 o'clock. It's a very important topic, and we're happy that the minister is here. She might be able to shed some light on the problem of the loss of Canadian citizenship and offer some solutions as well.
I'll hand it over to you, Minister, for your opening comments.