I'm going to call the meeting to order. This is the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, meeting number 48, Tuesday, June 12, 2012. This meeting is televised. The orders of the day are pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), studying “Standing on Guard for Thee: Ensuring that Canada's Immigration System Is Secure”. That, translated, means the security of Canada's immigration system.
I have just a few comments before we start. First of all I wanted to thank Madame Béchard and Ms. Elgersma for the briefing note you gave us as to the evidence we've heard to date on this subject, since February. Of course, we were interrupted by a study of Bill C-31.
I will be attending the Liaison Committee tomorrow, as the chairman, to seek approval for spending to the three detention centres: Laval, Toronto, and Vancouver. We'll see how that goes. If it is successful, I will count on the two critics and the parliamentary secretary to ask their house leaders—I don't know whether it's the house leaders or the whips, maybe both—because a motion would then have to be made in the House approving our attendance on those visits.
We're going for an hour. We have the Canadian Centre for International Justice, Jayne Stoyles, executive director. Good afternoon to you. We have the Canadian Council for Refugees, Loly Rico, vice-president. Good afternoon to you. You each have up to 10 minutes to make a presentation to the committee. I think you've been here before, so you know the rules. Then we'll go in rounds asking questions.
Ms. Stoyles, you may proceed.
Thank you.