Good afternoon. Order, please.
This is the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, meeting 55, on Monday, October 29, 2012. This meeting is being televised. Pursuant to the order of reference of Tuesday, October 16, 2012, we are studying Bill C-43, An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
For the first hour, we have two witnesses before us, two guests.
We have Julie Taub, an immigration and refugee lawyer.
Good afternoon to you, Ms. Taub.
From the Schizophrenia Society of Ontario, we have Irina Sytcheva, the manager of policy and community relations.
Ms. Sytcheva and Ms. Taub, you each have 10 minutes to make presentations, which will be followed by questions from the committee.
Ms. Sytcheva, you may go first.