Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the speech that was shared. I listened to it on my way to the House.
I have a twofold question.
The first is with respect to the constituents of the riding of Waterloo. I was able to interact with a constituent who was born to Canadian tax-paying citizens abroad. Her mother was travelling abroad for a Canadian company and had to have an emergency delivery, so because her child was born abroad, without that intention, the child did not have the right to Canadian citizenship. Once again, her parents were living in Canada and were Canadian taxpayers, so there is a bit of a discrepancy.
My first question would be this: Does the member agree with or respect the ruling of the courts? Does he want to ensure that the legislation is compliant with the laws and the charter of our country?
The second question is in regard to advancing the bill to committee. Does the member agree that we cannot pass amendments at second reading? The committee would have to study that legislation and send it back with improvements or suggestions, which would be the right course of action to get some work done around here.