The member is correct. It's both a legal question and a question of administration. The law needs to be clear in order to avoid any kinds of unintended or unforeseen questions or consequences, such as the example given by the member. Also, for consistency with the current scheme of the legislation, you are considered either a citizen as of right, as we've discussed in the committee, or someone who's been granted citizenship at some point. You can't be both.
Therefore, we need this transitional provision in order to reconfirm, if I can put it that way, that you can't be both, and that if you're benefiting from the bill and you had previously been granted citizenship, it's as if it had never happened. You are a citizen as of right and you are a citizen from the time of your birth. It is clear. There's no risk of confusion. There's no risk of unintended consequences for the person, and the department can clearly administer these provisions.