Order please.
This is the Subcommittee on International Human Rights of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development. This is our 72nd meeting and the date is March 19, 2013.
We are looking into human rights in Honduras.
Today we have several witnesses from the Canadian International Development Agency. Specifically, at the table are Lise Filiatrault, who is the regional director general for the Americas in the geographic programs branch; and Kate Stefanuk, the deputy director for Honduras in the geographic programs branch.
I'm going to mention to members of the subcommittee that given the fact that through no fault of any member of this committee we are starting late—issues of room access—we are going to, if necessary, see the clock very generously in order to allow every member to have time to ask questions. I'll also have to be quite strict on the time I allow you for your questions, however, so I am just warning you of that.
That being said, I'm going to invite our witnesses to begin their testimony. I am sure you already know the drill in terms of how much time you have for opening statements. I invite you to begin, please.