I would like to call our meeting to order.
Good morning, everyone.
On behalf of our committee, I want to welcome our witnesses today. They are here to speak about refugee issues and private sponsorship. I want to welcome witnesses from the Mennonite Central Committee Canada, the United Church of Canada, and the Elected Sponsorship Agreement Holders.
Welcome to all of you. We have about an hour and forty minutes to deal with your statements or to deal with your issues. We'll begin with opening statements. After you finish your statements, of course, committee members may want to make comments or engage you in questioning and what have you.
I will turn it over to our witnesses for opening statements. Thank you.