Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, witnesses, for appearing.
Canada is a very successful multicultural society. We're also a very diverse society, and we have a very active immigration policy.
As an immigrant myself, I must admit that prior to becoming a Canadian citizen, I travelled on the passport of the Republic of China. In the 1960s and 1970s I was persona non grata, I'll say. There were only something like 31 countries around the world that recognized that particular country, and I had extreme difficulty in travelling anywhere for either a conference or academics, or just for leisure.
Since becoming a Canadian citizen, I have viewed the Canadian passport as something that is very valuable and very dear to me.
I wish to hear your comments on how others, such as these radicals, these extremists, are using the Canadian passport as a tool for their own self-fulfillment, or as a tool for ease of entry into various countries around the world in order to engage in terrorist activity, or if they sometimes are using the convenience of the Canadian passport to ease entry for spying purposes.
What I'd like you to share with me perhaps is where the Canadian passport sits in terms of ranking, in terms of how well we are seen internationally when one travels with a Canadian passport as a document.