Mr. Speaker, I thank the minister for attempting to explain the Liberals' position on this.
First off, I want to once again mention that it was very silly of the government not to challenge the lower court ruling to be able to be in control of the situation. It just demonstrates the government's typical desire to let the courts make the decisions so it does not have to make the hard decisions.
The average Canadian listening hears that the government put a condition on this of 1,095 days for the parent to be in Canada. Canadians see conditions. Conservatives proposed some additional conditions, such as language, for example. If the minister is imposing conditions on this form of citizenship, why not also add language? Language is so important, whether it is English or French, in this country. Why would the minister just skip over something as important as language and only put the condition of 1,095 days?