I call the meeting to order.
This is meeting number 35 of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights. Today is Tuesday, November 16, 2010.
You have before you the agenda for today. You'll notice we're continuing our study of Bill S-6, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and another Act, essentially dealing with the faint hope clause.
Just as a note for committee members, I'm hoping to leave a little bit of time at the end of the meeting to deal with Mr. Dechert's motion. I believe it was properly tabled, so he's open to having it discussed at the end of this meeting.
We have two panels today on Bill S-6, and the first one will be for an hour.
I want to welcome our witnesses. First of all, we have, representing Correctional Service Canada, Mr. Don Head. Welcome back to our committee.
We also have a National Parole Board representative, Marie-France Pelletier. She is the executive vice-chairperson. Welcome.
Finally, we have the Barreau du Québec, represented by Gilles Trudeau. Welcome to our committee.
Each of you has up to 10 minutes to present, and then we'll open the floor to questions. If you finish early, that's great. The more time we have for questions the better.
Why don't we start with Mr. Head.