Good afternoon, colleagues.
This is meeting number 20 of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development. Today, Monday, May 26, 2009, we commence our study on Bill C-300, An Act respecting Corporate Accountability for the Activities of Mining, Oil or Gas in Developing Countries.
As our first witness, we have the author or sponsor of this private member's bill, the Honourable John McKay.
We look forward to your comments, Mr. McKay. Welcome to our committee. You know very well the procedure here: you will give us an opening statement of about 10 to 15 minutes, and then we will grill you on this bill. But we do welcome you and thank you for your hard work on this bill.