Good morning, everyone. This is meeting number 51 of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development. It is Thursday, April 26, 2007.
In our first hour today we have a briefing session on the government's annual report on the Bretton Woods and Related Agreements Act, 2005. We have two witnesses. We apologize for working you in around a television set. We have a videoconference in the second hour.
Our witnesses this morning are Mr. Roy Culpeper, president of the North-South Institute, and Mr. John Dillon, program coordinator, Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiative, KAIROS. We look forward to your comments.
Yesterday in our committee meeting we had approximately three cellphones go off. I didn't complain too much because one of them was mine, but today I just remind you all to turn off your cellphones before we begin.
Welcome here. In this committee we usually enjoy what the folks who come have to say and then we go into a question period. We'll give you an opening statement, and then we'll go to the Liberals for the first round of seven minutes.
Welcome. Please go ahead, Mr. Culpeper.