I'd like to call to order meeting 27 of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration. According to the orders of the day, pursuant to the order of reference of April 22, 2009, we have Bill C-291, an act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, on the coming into force of sections 110, 111, and 171.
Today we have the pleasure of having the following witnesses for our first session: Lorne Waldman, who, as everyone knows, is an immigration lawyer; Julie Taub, an immigration and refugee lawyer and a former member of the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada; and Raoul Boulakia, who is also a lawyer.
Some of you have appeared here before, so you know how this works. You get a few minutes to do introductory comments. Thereafter, we will engage in a question and answer session.
We will begin with Mr. Waldman. Welcome.