I'd like to thank my colleague for the proposed amendment.
I would like to propose a subamendment to limit the definition of “substantial connection”.
I move that NDP-1, proposing to add clause 0.1 to Bill S-245, be amended at proposed paragraph (d), after the words “connection with Canada”, by adding “if the person has been physically present in Canada for at least 1,095 days”, and by striking proposed subparagraphs (i)(ii)(iii) and (iv).
The explanation of my reasoning is that this subamendment changes NDP-1 so that the definition of “substantial connection” can only be met through a physical presence of 1,095 days, equivalent to three years in Canada.
The time spent in Canada does not need to be consecutive.
Thank you, Madam Chair.