We'll call this meeting to order.
This is the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development. Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), a study on Canada's role in complex international interventions that involve multiple foreign policy instruments focusing on Canada's efforts in Haiti, we're pleased to have with us this afternoon Rights and Democracy.
First of all, we have Nicholas Galletti, Latin America's regional officer. We also welcome Jean-Louis Roy, president of the International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development, known simply as Rights and Democracy. He has held this position since August 2002. Mr. Roy holds a PhD in history from McGill University in Montreal and a master's degree in philosophy from the Université de Montréal.
We look forward to hearing from you in respect to Haiti, which we are studying as a committee.
The way our committee operates is that we allow you approximately 10 minutes to bring a presentation, and then we will go into the rounds of questioning--five minutes for question and answer, and then we move to the next member.
Welcome to our committee. The time is yours.