Good afternoon. It's the Legislative Committee on Bill C-35, meeting number 8, and these are the orders of the day. Pursuant to the order of reference of Tuesday, March 27, 2007, we are going to be considering Bill C-35, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (reverse onus in bail hearings for firearm-related offences).
As a witness this afternoon we have Mr. Gary Mauser, who's a criminologist from Simon Fraser University.
Welcome, Mr. Mauser. We're waiting for your presentation, please.