Thank you, Madam Chair.
I have a big thank you for our witnesses for appearing before us today.
Mr. Fogel, I will say a special thank you to you for actually appearing here on the Independence Day of the great State of Israel. I'm sure you have a very busy day planned with your colleagues. We're keenly aware of the good work of CIJA.
I'm going to start my questions as follows. I want to touch a bit on the issue of revocation. The bill provides for revocation for those who have dual citizenship and who perpetrate an act of treason or terrorism against the Canadian Armed Forces or against our country, Canada. These are people who have dual citizenship. They will lose their citizenship should they do one of those two things.
We've heard from critics of the bill. Actually, we've heard a lack of compassion here for the victims of terrorism acts from people who have spoken about revocation with respect to this bill.
We have seen heinous acts of terror in other countries that have resulted in the deaths of innocent mothers, fathers, daughters, sons, brothers, friends, and loved ones. We think the bill sends a pretty strong message, but I'd like to hear from you. What message do you think it sends to the victims of these criminals if their actions are not taken for what they are and if they continue to have the same rights and access as the vast majority of Canadian citizens who proudly uphold Canadian values, rights, and responsibilities?