Good afternoon, everyone.
We will get going because we have a number of guests here today. It's great to see such a crowd drawn to what might be our final session of the season.
Also, to members, we're going to take 10 minutes at the end for some committee business.
With that, we'll continue our study on child labour and modern slavery. We have witnesses today from the Department of Employment and Social Development: Rakesh Patry, director general, labour program; and Michelle Sinclair, senior policy analyst in the labour program.
Then from the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development, we have Claude Beauséjour, director, education and preventing violence and harmful practices division; Chris Moran, director general, trade portfolio strategy and coordination; and Mandy Sheldrake, deputy director, international crime.
With that, can we have the folks from Employment and Social Development Canada begin?
Mr. Patry, will you give the remarks?