I will call the meeting to order this afternoon.
Pursuant to the order of reference of Wednesday, February 13, the committee will resume its study of Bill C-20.
Thank you, everyone, for being on time. I know we will want to give the maximum time possible to learn from our special guests today.
We are joined today by a man who might well be preoccupied with preparation for another national consultation process, but today we are focused on the Senate, and we hope the presence of the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada will help us identify practical issues with this proposal.
Monsieur Mayrand is joined by a familiar face to those of us on Parliament Hill. He is joined by Diane Davidson, deputy chief electoral officer, and Monsieur Stéphane Perrault, senior general counsel and senior director. Welcome.
Without further ado, I will turn it over to Monsieur Mayrand.