I think that the different treatment might be with regard to those who are applying for a grant of citizenship from the minister, for example, permanent residents applying to become citizens. I think that criminality is a factor that should be considered there, but when you're talking about someone who we say is a citizen by birth, then I think you're looking at when that citizenship right accrued, and criminality is not relevant to that.
On March 26th, 2007. See this statement in context.