I call this meeting to order. This is meeting number nine of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights. We're dealing with Bill C-10.
We have a panel with us today. I want everybody to understand the rules. The committee has decided that each witness will be allowed a total of five minutes for an opening address. The questions and answers are five minutes per member. Today is a little different. We have the minister from Quebec. He is here at the request of the opposition side. They have just one witness today and so the minister will be given ten minutes. We try to keep it fairly tight because time is of the essence.
For the committee members, we have a small piece of business we need to deal with. We need two minutes at the end of the next session. Please be prepared.
We will start with Deputy Chief Lemcke.