The Benner decision, Mr. Chair, turned on a group of individuals under paragraph 5(2)(b) of the act, which dealt with individuals in a particular group who had access to a grant of citizenship for a temporary period of time. These are individuals who were born outside Canada between 1947 and 1977. That temporary period of time was originally stated by Parliament in 1977 to last two years, or such further period that the minister authorized. That further period wound up in August 2004.
