Good morning, members. I call the meeting to order. Thank you all for coming out this morning.
I wish to advise colleagues and witnesses alike that this meeting is being held in public. I would also advise the members that we have business to discuss at the end of this meeting. I will try to leave 15 to 20 minutes at the end of the meeting to do that.
Today we have three witnesses who were invited to appear before the committee based on their appearance in 1992 when the initial report was formulated.
The Honourable Senator Champagne is with us this morning. Thank you.
Ms. Dawn Black, thank you very much for coming.
Mr. Marleau, a former Clerk of the House from 1987 to 2000, it's a pleasure to have you here as well.
If the witnesses have opening statements, keeping them to five minutes or less will be very helpful. Then we will proceed with our usual round of questioning.
Ms. Black, would you like to start please?
Welcome.