Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Welcome to Parliament Hill, Lieutenant-Commander, and Madam Snyder. Congratulations on the excellent work you're doing in advancing the interests of your client and speaking to issues that I think should preoccupy all Canadians: the right of Canadian citizenship and what that means when you're detained in a foreign jurisdiction, and the role the Government of Canada should be playing in protecting those rights for every Canadian citizen. So from the Liberal Party, thank you for the work you've done and are doing.
We're short of time, and my colleague Mr. Silva will also want to join in.
I have two very specific questions I'd like to ask. Has the United States detained other child soldiers similar to Omar in the Afghanistan conflict, and has Omar Khadr been treated differently from those other child soldiers?
Second, why do you think the Pentagon is so intent on pursuing the case against Mr. Khadr? It seems to us that this has been a high-priority case for them and perhaps stands out among others.