Then the example I would use.... I put it on notice many months ago now, when his case was concluded and he was sentenced to 25 years in a Russian gulag. Vladimir Kara-Murza, who's the same age I am, with three kids, is one of the Russian opposition leaders—he and Alexei Navalny. Both of them are facing imprisonment until death, basically. In their situations, they don't have an application with IRCC. They could use this if they had one. If it were over five years, they could seek this type of waiver.
There are many different types of situations. This was specific, I think. If it's not described in the act, it's a different method of doing it. This is a waiver on compassionate grounds for five years. I think it's infinitely reasonable in the way it's written. We should support it, because that would help our constituents and help families in Canada. There are people, I'm certain, who have citizenship applications and who have been waiting for a long time. That's a different type of lost Canadian. They've been here 18 to 20 years and are now waiting over five years to have their citizenship confirmed after they've taken the tests and done everything they're supposed to do. They could just apply for a waiver if this passes.
I think it's a good idea and I want to support it.
Thank you, Madam Chair.