I'm going to call this meeting to order. This is the 130th meeting of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, as we continue our study of migration challenges and opportunities for Canada in the 21st century.
The witnesses have been told a bit about our study. We are continuing to look at all the patterns, the influences and the experiences of both forced and voluntary migration, and what is going on in the world in terms of people moving. That also extends to Canada's response to that, whether our responses are appropriate or not, and what Canada's needs and responsibilities are in the area of migrating people.
We thank you for attending. In this panel we have three witnesses—one from the Conference Board of Canada and two as individuals.
We're going to begin with Ms. Long, who is coming to us via video conference from my hometown, Toronto.
You have seven minutes.