Foreign Affairs committee  The first thing we do is ask for access when we become aware of a case of a Canadian, whether dual or not. If we don't get access, then we will persist with the local authorities, insisting on getting access. That could be through informal means. It could be through diplomatic no

Foreign Affairs committee  In the vast majority of cases, the Vienna Convention is respected, and we get regular consular access to Canadian citizens.

Foreign Affairs committee  There is an issue, as has been said earlier, with dual citizens and getting access. There are countries where it's more difficult to get access to our citizens. That's where we continue to insist that we be able to see the Canadian who's detained.

Foreign Affairs committee  One of the things we found is that it isn't always consistent. I couldn't provide you with a list of countries that don't allow access to dual citizens. That's one of the situations we see. In some places, we'll get access to a dual citizen in one case, and then depending perhaps