Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.
I'd like to thank Mr. Saul for joining us today.
I was the one who asked that you be invited here. I felt it was important for us to learn about the work your new organization is doing. Since you've travelled extensively throughout the world and have been in contact with a number of Canadian communities abroad, your input is invaluable to us. I know you were very critical of Canadian practices in the area of globalization. You have also given a number of lectures on the danger of harmonizing our policies with US policies. Citizen mobility is another consideration.
In your opinion, what rights to Canadians living around the world actually have? Right now, we're discussing the fate of such Canadians who lost their citizenship between 1947 and 1977. Perhaps you can share with us some of the figures that the Institute has compiled and give us an idea of the number of Canadians living in the United States and Australia during that time period. This information is important because we need to know what rights these Canadians and their children actually have.