I'd like to get back to business, because we are behind schedule, having been pushed back by the committee that previously occupied this room.
I'd like to call the committee back to order, as we proceed to our second item of business this morning, which is the reconsideration of this committee's examination of the human rights situation in Cuba.
Just for context, many of you may know or recall that this committee in a previous Parliament received evidence and began preparing a report on the Cuban human rights situation, but with particular respect to the 76 political prisoners. We as a committee have decided to pick up where we left off before dissolution of the previous Parliament. In doing so, we have invited before us some witnesses essentially to give us an update since our last hearings on Cuba.
We have before us, from the Canadian Foundation for the Americas, Christina Warren. As well, we have, from the Christian Labour Association of Canada, Brian Dijkema, and we have Ian De Waard, also from CLAC.
Please go ahead, and first is Ms. Warren.