Good morning, everybody.
I call the meeting to order. This is meeting 33 of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights. Today is Thursday, September 17, 2009. As a note to all of you, this meeting is being televised.
You have before you the agenda for today. We'll leave 20 minutes at the end of today's meeting to go in camera to plan future business and also to review the report of the steering subcommittee, which was held on Tuesday.
Once again I remind all of you to turn off your cellphones and BlackBerrys, or set them to vibrate. If you're going to take phone calls, please take them outside of the room as a courtesy to our witnesses.
Now, going back to our agenda, by order of reference we're considering Bill S-4, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (identity theft and related misconduct). To help with our review of this bill, we have with us again our Minister of Justice and Attorney General for Canada, the Honourable Rob Nicholson. Welcome here, Minister.
Supporting the minister we have Joanne Klineberg and Marke Kilkie. Both are counsel with the criminal law policy section. Welcome to you as well.
Minister, you know the process. You have ten minutes to present, and then we'll open the floor to questions.
Thank you.