The expression “preferential treatment” may not be appropriate, but what we are saying to Citizenship and Immigration Canada is that if someone is born abroad and voluntarily serves in the Canadian military, he should simply be able to apply for Canadian citizenship without going through the normal administrative processes. We think that is appropriate because the legislation is already in place. You must understand that, because we are veterans, it is natural for us to believe that this is a good way of demonstrating one's loyalty to one's new country.
On February 11th, 2008. See this statement in context.