Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'd like to thank the committee for inviting the national federation to this meeting.
I'd like to take a couple of minutes to highlight what the national federation's objectives are. They are to promote and foster recreational, cultural, social, artistic, charitable, business, and professional activities in the Canadian Italian community in Canada.
We are an apolitical group. We have many chapters across Canada as well. We're here to support Bill C-302.
Our presentation is probably very short. CIBPA has always been in the forefront of the redress campaign for our Italian Canadian community. It started two full years before the National Congress of Italian Canadians and it teamed up with the national congress in 1990, along with the CIAO, for the generations' attempts to get justice and fair settlements.
Our main objective is to take part in the negotiation process for Bill C-302.
Sal Mariani has been the past president for the last three years. He's here with me to help answer any questions. I'm the current president.