Mr. Speaker, it is the hallmark of an optimist who will compliment a good deed and the hallmark of a pessimist who asks why it was not done earlier.
It is welcome news that my colleague across the way is basically saying that we are taking a good step by enacting these provisions to enfranchise the lost Canadians.
He also mentioned due process. There are at least two provisions in the bill. There will be a Federal Court review and there is a new level of court review through the Court of Appeal for anybody who is in the unfortunate position of having citizenship removed.
As a lawyer myself, I look at this and think that not only would we be securing the sacredness of citizenship with the bill, but we would be ensuring that people who ought to have their rights removed would have them removed only subject to due process.