Mr. Speaker, the Conservatives fail to recognize that there is a difference between someone who says they want to be able to immigrate to Canada and someone who wants to get their citizenship reaffirmed. For example, a foreign bureaucrat, who has done years of service for Canadians but who has done that service in an embassy, wants to be able to see some form of their descendants being able to have citizenship. We want to apply the very same rules as when we are affirming the citizenship by having a substantial residency factor of 1,095 days. This is the connection, and I think it is reasonable, given that, in order to become a Canadian citizen, if they are a permanent resident, it is 1,095—
In the House of Commons on October 27th, 2025. See this statement in context.