Mr. Speaker, while the intent or the spirit of the bill may be good, we find there are some contradictions, as pointed out by my colleague, or there are some vague ideas.
The hon. member mentioned reciprocity or repatriation of a Canadian citizen. I am a little concerned about that. I also am a little confused about a Canadian citizen versus a landed immigrant scenario.
Both the Liberal members who spoke on this bill talked about a Canadian citizen, but the Charter of Rights and Freedoms provides protection to Canadian citizens as well as landed immigrants.
I would like to know what happens to the spouse of a Canadian citizen who could be a landed immigrant? An example of that is the case of Professor Bhullar who is on a death sentence in India. What happens in a situation like this where the Charter of Rights and Freedoms applies to both the Canadian citizen as well as the spouse of the Canadian citizen or landed immigrant in that situation?
Could the hon. member clarify this issue for me?