Mr. Chair, I think I'll make a statement as well.
We have come a long way in terms of the two ministers we had initially saying there would be no amendments to the Citizenship Act and that it was not a priority. I'm pleased to see that position has changed.
I draw attention to the fact that Minister Finley said to the committee when she was in front of us that if the committee comes up with unanimous recommendations, she will bring them into legislation to make amendments to the Citizenship Act to address the whole issue of lost Canadians.
While the report doesn't go quite as far as I believe it should—and others can speak for themselves—those who listened to the evidence will also agree that we do not like to see discriminatory practices. Having people born out of wedlock because they had a church wedding and not a civil wedding being a cause for denial of citizenship, and quite frankly, having birth out of wedlock as a criterion in this day and age, certainly are not the rules that apply now, nor are those morals reflective of our time.
That said, I'm pleased with the progress we have made in terms of this report. I look forward to its speedy passage, because I think you will find support in all sections of the House for it.
By speedy passage, I mean that we're going to have to move very quickly to make that happen. I'm hoping the minister and officials already have it in the draft they've been working on for amendments and were anticipating what our response or our report was going to be.