We're going to call this meeting to order, ladies and gentlemen.
This is the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, meeting number 28, Tuesday, October 20, 2009. Pursuant to the order of reference of Wednesday, April 22, 2009, we are considering Bill C-291, An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (coming into force of sections 110, 111 and 171).
We have before us this morning two witnesses: Mr. Francisco Rico, from the FCJ Refugee Centre; and Martin Collacott, a former Canadian ambassador in Asia and the Middle East.
Good morning to you, gentlemen.
We are going to give each of you 10 minutes to address the committee, and then we will have questions from members of the committee.
Mr. Rico, you're first on the list, so we'll let you go first.