Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the committee on March 8, the committee will begin its study on the federal government's initiative to resettle Syrian refugees.
Appearing before us today are Huda Bukhari and Zena Al Hamdan, both from the Arab Community Centre of Toronto; Rachel Gouin and Hayat Said, from the Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada; and Sherman Chan, from the Canadian Council for Refugees.
I would just like to remind the witnesses that each group will have seven minutes to make their representations.
I will begin with Ms. Bukhari and Ms. Al Hamdan.