Citizenship and Immigration committee  No, they haven't. We were under the impression it was simply an application for a card. Basically, they were going to confirm all of the documents that we had provided to them, and it would be a matter of a very short time. So what is this?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  No, no. My grandparents were married. I have the marriage certificate with me to prove that today.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  You know, what I really resent is the fact that if that's the case, my mother has to get in line behind people who've recently arrived in this country and applied for their citizenship. After living here for 60 years, paying taxes, contributing to the community, actively voting..

Citizenship and Immigration committee  It was in Ottawa.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  We have no idea.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  So in my mother's situation, she's looking at a year to get her citizenship card?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Mr. Karygiannis, my concern is this. We have gotten so many--

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I don't understand why we're back to saying.... We received a call Thursday prior to Mother's Day. I'm a florist, so that day was a nightmare for me. My husband spoke with Nicole Campbell after this message, and I wish I had brought a tape recording of the message. The message

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I thank our lucky stars every day for that. Should that information not have come from my own government rather than the British government? Why? That's just ludicrous.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Good morning, and thank you very much for allowing us the opportunity to come here today to share our experience with you. It's been a very overwhelming experience for us and, from what I understand, not a unique one. I'm hoping today that by sharing this information with you it