Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Shory, you and I are both immigrants to this country. I'm sure that for us as naturalized Canadian citizens the process was to go from a landed immigrant to a citizen. We made some very deliberate choices to adopt Canada as our country, and probably a lot of sacrifice to cut the ties of our home country to become Canadian citizens.
What I'd like you to share with us is how your experience as an immigrant and having been through the process of Canadian citizenship has shaped your views and reasons. Why do you choose to put such a high value on, and how do you want to strengthen, Canadian citizenship?