Thank you.
Good afternoon. I'm Catherine Kane, acting senior general counsel in the criminal law policy section.
I would like to introduce my colleagues and briefly indicate their areas of expertise with respect to Bill C-2. As you know, Bill C-2 is a compilation of bills that were in the previous session of Parliament. My colleagues are the subject matter experts on those bills.
We have not prepared an opening statement or presentation. The minister provided the overview yesterday. We are here as a resource to answer any questions you may have. I would also suggest that often as the committee progresses in its work, questions arise. You may also want to have officials for questions towards the end of your proceedings. We could make ourselves available at the end of the committee's work as well.
With me is Greg Yost, counsel in the criminal law policy section responsible for the impaired driving provisions of Bill C-2.
Julie Besner is counsel as well. She is responsible for the gun-related provisions, the penalties for firearms and the provisions with respect to bail for firearms offences. Those were formerly in Bill C-10 and in Bill C-35.
Doug Hoover is responsible for the dangerous offender reforms that were formerly in Bill C-27, in addition to the new reforms that are in Bill C-2.
Finally, my colleague Carole Morency is senior counsel with the criminal law policy section and responsible for the age of protection provisions formerly in Bill C-22.
I can certainly act as the master of ceremonies or whatever to direct the questions. I may be able to answer a few myself, but you have the experts here.