Today is March 1, 2011. This is the 47th meeting in the 40th Parliament of the Subcommittee on International Rights of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development.
In accordance with Standing Order 108, we continue our study of human rights in Venezuela.
Today, from the Canadian Foundation for the Americas, FOCAL, we have two witnesses. Lesley Burns will be speaking first. She's a project manager with them. There will also be John Graham, who is the chair emeritus.
Normally it's our practice to give only ten minutes for one organization. I assume there's no concern about giving each of the two people ten minutes?
Okay. That looks good. I'll just encourage all members and others to be as quiet as possible.
With that said, I'll turn the floor over to our witnesses.
Please feel free to begin.