Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I am disappointed about the issue of Canadians who lose their citizenship that we are discussing today. I wonder what message we are sending to people who come to Canada when we place so little importance on the contribution of people who are born in Canada, who have served in the army and paid taxes, or who are living in the United States and currently receiving a pension outside the country. We had the case of Mr. Vallière this morning. We are sending them the message that they are immigrants in their own country. That is the option we are giving them. This is tragic and completely unacceptable.
I would like to ask the Minister a question. Does she think it is reasonable for a person born in Canada to become an immigrant in his or her own country? That is the solution we are proposing for some citizens. I would also like the Minister or the people in her Department to give us their opinion about the unresolved citizenship cases. What criticism was there from those people in terms of the Department's decision not to implement the solution it had proposed: that they apply for permanent residence and have it noted on their citizenship cards that they are immigrants in their own country? Does the Department inquire into how those people feel when they learn they are not Canadian citizens?
In its last appearance, the Department misled us as to the efforts being made in terms of communication. It then sent us a letter telling us that the information was incorrect. I would like to know how much the campaign you are currently running has cost and who got the contracts. I have also asked that the agreements with the provincial governments and other departments to ensure that services are not interrupted be tabled. The case of Mr. Vallière is precisely a case where services could be interrupted.
Have you approached Revenue Canada or other departments to try to contact seniors? We are talking about measures that affect seniors, who in some cases are very attached to Canada because they served in the army or are still paying taxes here. It is completely unacceptable that they would not be Canadian citizens.
If you cannot answer in the time I am allowed, I would like you to provide me with these answers in writing. I would also like you to give us an overview of the impact of the Taylor decision. How many cases have been stayed? When will they be resolved?