Mr. Speaker, my question is directed to the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration.
Since 1986, the Canadian government has required Portuguese citizens visiting Canada to have a visa. However, Portugal does not require Canadians to have a visa to visit that country. In fact, it is the only country in the European Union on which Canada imposes this requirement. When it was in the opposition, the Liberal Party was against this requirement.
When will the minister decide to remove the visa requirement for Portuguese visitors as it has in the case of other countries?