Mr. Speaker, you will permit me to disagree with the member for Frontenac, who sees something underhanded here.
I repeat yet again that these people were citizens entitled to their Canadian citizenship. In November 1995, in British Columbia, there was a backlog of 20,000 people awaiting their citizenship certificate. Today, 16,500 people have received them.
Was a particular effort made in Quebec? Yes, and my predecessor said so clearly.