I call the meeting to order.
On behalf of all the members of this committee, I would like to welcome our witnesses for this panel.
Today in this panel we are joined by Ms. Maureen Silcoff, lawyer and past president of the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers. We are also joined by Ms. Perla Abou-Jaoudé, lawyer, and Mr. Vincent Desbiens, lawyer, from the Quebec Immigration Lawyers Association. Finally, we have Stephan Reichhold, director general, Table de concertation des organismes au service des personnes réfugiées et immigrantes.
You will have five minutes for your opening remarks.
Ms. Silcoff, please begin.