Welcome to meeting number 19. Pursuant to the order of reference of Wednesday, March 3, 2010, we're going to continue our work on Bill C-300, an act respecting corporate accountability for the activities of mining, oil, or gas in developing countries.
I want to start off by welcoming those who are appearing via video conference.
I'm going to start with Karin Lissakers, who is with Revenue Watch Institute. She's coming to us from New York. Karin, thank you very much for joining us today. We're then going to move to my next teleconference. I have Shanta Martin, from Amnesty International. Sitting next to Shanta is Robert Anthony Hodge, who is with the International Council on Mining and Metals. We'll finish off with Shirley-Ann George, who is from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.
If you can try to keep your remarks under ten minutes—I believe that's what the clerk probably asked you to do—we can get your opening statements in, and then we'll be able to go around the room and have some questions and answers. We'll take as long as we need. If we need the full two hours, that's great. If we go for an hour and a half, that will determine the number of questions that are available here.
Karin, thank you very much for being here from New York. I turn the floor over to you to give your opening comments for ten minutes.