Ed Fast at the Justice and Human Rights Committee

I call the meeting to order.

This is meeting number 41 of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights. Today is Tuesday, December 7, 2010.

You have before you the agenda for today. We are continuing our review of Bill C-48, an act to amend the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to the National Defence Act.

For the first hour we have with us Anthony Doob, professor, Centre of Criminology, University of Toronto. We also have Allan Manson, professor, Queen's University, Faculty of Law.

During the second hour of our meeting, we will have three further witnesses on the same bill. That will wind up our witness list.

I remind you that at our next meeting we will be going to clause-by-clause consideration.

Professor Doob and Professor Manson, I think each one of you has been told you have 10 minutes to present. Then we will open the floor to questions.

I will begin with Professor Doob.