I call to order this meeting of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), study on Canada's role in complex international interventions that involve multiple foreign policy instruments focusing on Canada's efforts in Haiti.
As we continue our study on Haiti, today, in the first section of our meeting, we will hear from SOS Children's Villages Canada: Boyd McBride, the national director; and Stefan Paquette, the director of overseas programs.
We will also hear from the Canadian Foundation for the Americas. John W. Graham is here. He is the president of the board of directors.
We look forward to your comments and observations.
We normally open this with 10 or 15 minutes of time that's given to our guests, and then we will go into a period of questions, where every member is given five minutes, which includes the question and the answer. So we want to be concise in our questions.
Welcome here. The time is yours.