Gentlemen, let us commence this, the 39th meeting of the Standing Committee on International Trade. We're continuing our discussion of Canada-South America trade relations, and more specifically of Canada-Colombia trade relations.
Just by way of providing a road map for today, we're quite pleased to have with us today the Secretary General of Amnesty International. I'd like to go a full hour, despite the fact that we're starting a little late. My sense is that we would go to about 12:10 p.m.; then we have some future business and some routine motions that we have to deal with, operational matters that will take us another ten minutes or so—I hope not any more than that. Then I'm going to ask for an early adjournment, because I know a number of players have some extra stuff on their plates today.
Alex Neve, it's a pleasure to have you join the committee again, on a slightly different twist to the topic this time around. I know you've been busy this week, and I'm pleased that you were able to join us at the committee today.
You know the drill. We're going to start off with an opening statement, if you wish, and then we'll go to questions. Because of the time limitation today, I'm going to ask everybody as usual to stick to seven minutes of questions and answers in the first round and five minutes in the second, and I'm quite sure we'll be able to get through two rounds.
With that, from Amnesty International, I welcome Alex Neve.