Good morning, everyone.
I call this meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number 105 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(h) and the motion adopted by the committee on Monday, October 30, 2023, the committee is commencing its study of the decision of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to not pursue a criminal investigation in relation to the SNC-Lavalin affair.
Today’s meeting is taking place in a hybrid format, pursuant to the Standing Orders. Members are attending in person in the room and remotely using the Zoom application.
I would like to remind everyone, as I always do, that the earpieces could cause feedback and potential injury to our interpreters, so please make sure they are away from the microphone.
I'd now like to welcome our witnesses for today. From the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, we have Michael Duheme, who is the commissioner. Sir, welcome to committee. We also have Frédéric Pincince, who is a staff sergeant, sensitive and international investigations, federal policing, Ontario division.
Before we start with your opening statement, Mr. Duheme, I just want to say that we have two hours of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police being here today. As is customary practice, I'm going to seek unanimous consent to reset the clock on the top of the hour to give the Bloc and the NDP the opportunity for another six minutes.
Do I have unanimous consent on the part of the committee to do that?