I call the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights to order.
We are continuing our debate on Bill C-9, an act to amend the Criminal Code on conditional sentence of imprisonment. We have before the committee witnesses from three different organizations. They will testify and we will have the opportunity to question them.
From the John Howard Society of Canada we have Mr. Graham Stewart. Welcome.
From the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police we have Pierre-Paul Pichette. Welcome to the committee. I see you have the Deputy Chief of Central Saanich Police Service, Mr. Clayton Pecknold, with you. Welcome.
From the Canadian Resource Centre for Victims of Crime we have Krista Gray-Donald. Welcome to the committee.
I will ask Mr. Stewart to start the process. Please keep your remarks to about ten minutes, and that will allow time for questioning from the members here.