I will ask members to come back to the table.
Pursuant to the order of reference of Wednesday, November 29, 2007, the committee will now proceed with the clause-by-clause consideration of C-362, An Act to amend the Old Age Security Act (residency requirement).
We have some witnesses with us today from the Department of Human Resources and Social Development Canada. We thank you for joining us, Nathalie Martel, acting director of old age security policy; André Thivierge, acting director of international policy and agreements; Michel Montambeault, director in the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada, Canada Pension Plan and old age security; and Cathy Doolan, senior counsel and litigation support specialist. We appreciate your presence here today.
We will begin. Colleagues, the preamble is postponed, pursuant to Standing Order 75(1), as I'm sure you're all aware. We shall vote on it after all the clauses have been dealt with.
We are on clause 1.
We have had no amendments submitted for this bill, so if there are any....
Madam Dhalla.