Mr. Giguère, we do indeed share your confusion with respect to the purpose that this clause will serve. We have absolutely no idea. The current legislation includes measures to deal with fraudulent cases or misunderstandings, so it isn't necessary to add anything. We really have no clue as to why it's there. However, we can envision two possible scenarios happening.
The first involves someone who travels on their passport of origin for humanitarian reasons, which are perfectly understandable reasons in our own families. That person risks being deported and losing their status, and that risk applies retroactively. We cannot figure out why the government has done this. We cannot see what they are trying to fix with this provision.
The second case involves a large number of refugees who are in Canada legitimately and whose situations received approval from the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The government is our partner in that respect. And now, because their country is probably more democratic, the situation changes. Take, for example, the recent cases involving individuals from Rwanda and Burma. Those refugees—who would have to return to their countries—are being prevented from receiving Canadian citizenship. They would lose their status. We are hurting our own society.
Consider the case of four young girls living in Ottawa. They arrived from Rwanda, they went to school here, continuing on to post-secondary studies, and are making significant contributions to society. They are bilingual, trilingual and even multilingual. They will surely run for office, once they have obtained their citizenship. Are we going to tell them that they cannot become Canadian citizens, because things are better in Rwanda now? That is completely unfair.