Thank you very much, Mr. Chair, and thank you to the minister and his officials.
On the language issue, as the minister knows, Bill C-6 maintains the requirement for citizenship applicants to pass a knowledge test about Canada and one of the two official languages. For anyone who has taken the standardized test, even in their first language, these tests can often be confusing because the wording or the questions could sometimes be tricky for people. For many new Canadians, this could reasonably be considered as double-testing because they have to go through the testing twice and not necessarily a true representation of the individual's ability to function or succeed in Canada. I can name many examples where people have succeeded and may not be able to pass this test.
I'm wondering whether or not the minister would be amenable to amending Bill C-6 with changes around the language proficiency requirements so that the issue of double-testing could be eliminated.