I would suggest my officials have been very supportive of the changes to the Citizenship Act we've been proposing. And in terms of the position on the undocumented workers and how this would be recognizing those who are already here, it would most definitely send a very strong signal around the world that if you want to get into Canada, do it illegally. As a member of a government that has been very aggressive in our crackdown on law and order, I think that kind of move would be viewed as contradictory to our overall value system.
On November 29th, 2007. See this statement in context.