Order. Good morning. We're going to get started.
This is meeting eleven of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs. Today we're still dealing with, pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(a) and the motion adopted by the committee on Thursday, March 11, 2010, a study of issues related to prorogation.
We have with us this morning Professor Mendes for our first hour, and another witness in our second hour. We'll try to do questioning much like we did in the last meeting. It seemed to work out well for us.
Professor Mendes, do you have an opening statement? If so, please deliver it and then we'll go to questions.