Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the House on October 25 and to the motion adopted by this committee on November 23, the committee will now resume its study on Bill C-257. The meeting will go for a maximum of 75 minutes.
Each group of witnesses we have before us will have seven minutes to make their presentations. There will be two rounds of questioning, one of seven minutes and a second round of five minutes. I will do my best to keep my eye on the clock.
I would like to remind everybody the questions should come through me, the chair, as I realize that all groups feel fairly passionate about this issue in one way or the other.
Deborah, perhaps you could start. We'll give you seven minutes. Thank you very much for being here today.