Good afternoon, colleagues. This is meeting number 23 of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development on Monday, June 1, 2009.
In our first hour, we are going to continue our study of Bill C-300, An Act respecting Corporate Accountability for the Activities of Mining, Oil or Gas in Developing Countries. We have today, from the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Louise Léger, director general, trade commissioner service, client services. Welcome. We also have Donica Pottie, director, democracy and war economies division; Sabine Nölke, director, United Nations, human rights and economic law division; and Sara Wilshaw, director, trade commissioner service support.
I understand the director general has an opening statement. Then we'll proceed with questions about this bill.
Again, thank you for coming to our committee today.