Thank you very much, Madam Chair.
I don't want to prolong further debate on this amendment, because I know it likely will not pass. I'll just put on the record what the legislative counsel has provided by way of language to ensure there are no implications, legal or otherwise, in this amendment.
This is the provision and language included to recognize citizenship for this group of women:
Subsection (7.1) does not have the effect of conferring any rights, powers or privileges—or imposing any obligations, duties or liabilities—under any Act of Parliament or any other law on a woman referred to in that subsection or on any other person who may have any of those rights, powers, privileges, obligations, duties and liabilities as a result of the woman being deemed to have been a citizen.
It goes on to add another clause:
(8.2) For greater certainty, no person has a right to citizenship as a result of any woman being deemed under subsection (7.1)
—and this is the section I would like to add—
—to have been a citizen.
It then goes on to say:
No action or other proceedings for damages based on subsection (7.1) may be brought against His Majesty in right of Canada or any officers, employees or agents of His Majesty in right of Canada in respect of anything done or omitted to be done.
Anyway, that was the certainty the legislative counsel suggested we incorporate into this amendment so that there would be no implications coming out of it.
In any event, I understand that perhaps people still feel that this isn't enough. However, it was not done without consideration of those elements, Madam Chair.