Thank you, Mr. Chair. I appreciate the chance to ask a very brief question.
I want to thank the minister for doing some work on the lost Canadians issue. It has taken a while to get that sorted out.
I'm baffled by the attention being given to the idea of fast-tracking citizenship for people serving in the Canadian Armed Forces. On the website for the Canadian Armed Forces, it says that to apply to the forces you must be a Canadian citizen. I understand there's a rare exception. The Chief of the Defence Staff can appoint someone who is not a Canadian citizen if it's necessary, “if he is satisfied that a special need exists”.
How many people would possibly be in the Canadian Armed Forces who aren't Canadian citizens? Why are we essentially making such a thing of this particular fast-tracking of citizenship?