Good. Thank you, Mr. St-Cyr.
You're aware, of course, that we have a meeting tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.
Now I want to call to the table our second panel of witnesses.
By the way, I want to ask if everyone has had the opportunity to pick up a briefing book on the bill. They're up here at the table. There's some very good information in there. Of course, the work that was done by Ms. Barnett on this bill is available as well. I trust you have that.
I want to call to the table our second panel of witnesses. Leslie Ann Jeffrey is an associate professor in the department of history and politics, University of New Brunswick, Saint John. She has written extensively on the relationship between trafficking in persons and immigration.
From the Canadian Council of Refugees we have Francisco Rico-Martinez here today, former president of that group.
We have, from the Canadian Centre for Abuse Awareness, Mr. John Muise. We have Janet Dench here as well.
Welcome.
You know the drill, of course. You will give us an opening statement, and then we will go to our committee members, who will have questions.
Who has the statements? Do you have a statement to make to the committee? Please proceed in whatever order you might want to proceed.
We'll just go across the table then.
Ms. Jeffrey.