No, no, it keeps me alert.
I'd like to call this part of the meeting to order. This is the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, meeting number 25, Wednesday, October 6, 2010. Our orders of the day, pursuant to the order of reference of Thursday, September 23, 2010, are Bill C-35, an act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
I probably should have done that earlier, but here we are.
We have three witnesses before us who are all from the Department of Citizenship and Immigration. I hope I pronounce all your names correctly. I'll take them in order. We have Catrina Tapley, associate assistant deputy minister, strategic and program policy; Sandra Harder, acting director general, immigration branch; and Brenna MacNeil, director, social policy and programs, immigration branch.
I would like to welcome all three of you today. You have done this before, so perhaps you could make some introductory comments from your perspective as to Bill C-35. Then, as you know, the different caucuses will probably have questions for you.
You may proceed, Ms. Tapley.