Thank you for the invitation to present to you today the CBA's views on Bill C-3.
The Canadian Bar Association is a national association of over 37,000 lawyers, notaries, law students, and academics. An important aspect of our mandate is seeking improvements in the law and in the administration of justice. It's from this perspective that we appear before you today.
With me is Christopher Devlin, an executive member of the CBA's national aboriginal law section. The section represents lawyers from all parts of the country who specialize in aboriginal legal issues. Mr. Devlin practises law in Victoria, B.C.
I'll turn it to him to present the substance of our submission.