Good morning, everyone.
I call the meeting to order. This is the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, meeting 34, Tuesday, May 1, 2012. This meeting is televised.
The orders of the day are pursuant to the order of reference of Monday, April 23, 2012, Bill C-31, An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and other acts.
On our first panel this morning for the first hour is Mr. Richard Kurland, a policy analyst and attorney.
Good morning. You have appeared before us many times. I see the word “attorney”. Does that mean you're an American?