As I expressed, there is a general rule that is the basis of the 1961 convention. I remind you that in the 1961 convention on the reduction of statelessness, the general rule is that no action of the state should render a person stateless—no action in terms of accepting renunciation when we allow persons to renounce citizenship or revocation of citizenship. There are two different articles in the 1961 convention. Article 7 deals with renunciation by the individual, and article 8 deals with revocation of citizenship, which means it's an act of the authority.
In both situations this cannot happen if that action renders the person stateless. There are exceptions, as I said. There are exceptions to this general principle on both articles, on article 7 with respect to renunciation and on article 8 with respect to revocation. Certain exceptions are linked to the concept of loyalty to the state.
But as I said, unfortunately in this context, there was a declaration that had to be made at the time of accession to the 1961 convention on the basis of article 8.3 of the same convention, which at that moment of accession in 1978 Canada did not make.