I call the meeting to order. This is meeting number 17 of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights. For the record, today is Thursday, May 13, 2010.
You have before you the agenda for today. Pursuant to the order of reference of Monday, May 3, 2010, we're continuing with our review of Bill C-4, Sebastien's law, which is an act to amend the Youth Criminal Justice Act and to make consequential and related amendments to other acts.
To help us with our review, we have a number of witnesses. First, we have Dr. Tim Croisdale, assistant professor at California State University. We also have Arlène Gaudreault, president of Association québécoise Plaidoyer-Victimes. I hope I got that right. Representing the Association des centres de jeunesse du Québec, we have Madame Goyette, the director.
Welcome here.
I think you've been told that each of you has ten minutes to present and then we'll open the floor to questions.
Anybody here who doesn't know the rule, if you have a cellphone, please turn it to vibrate or shut it off completely, so we don't have any disturbances.
Dr. Croisdale, if you'd like to start, you have ten minutes.