I call the meeting to order.
Welcome to our February 23 meeting. Today we're to hear two witnesses on constitutional issues, followed by about half an hour of committee business.
Today our witnesses are Dr. Amir Attaran, professor in the faculty of law, University of Ottawa; and Mr. Bruce Ryder, associate professor at Osgoode Hall Law School, York University.
We're going to ask Mr. Ryder to go first. You have 10 minutes. That will be followed by a seven-minute question period. You're on.