In 1977 Parliament, as I said, repealed the law. In 2005 Parliament, via the mechanism of Bill S-2, permitted individuals in Mr. Chapman's circumstances, who had lost citizenship under the 1947 act as minors, to apply for a resumption of citizenship. Mr. Chapman and a number of other individuals had appeared before this committee and Senate committees in order to encourage the passage of that law. So in order to allow individuals such as himself to apply for citizenship, Mr. Chapman, in a previous appearance at this committee, had indicated that he's chosen not to apply under the provision of the law that he had encouraged Parliament to take advantage of.
On May 2nd, 2007. See this statement in context.