This is the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, meeting number 35. The orders of the day, per the order of reference of Monday, June 16, 2014, is on Bill C-36, an act to amend the Criminal Code in response to the Supreme Court of Canada decision in Attorney General of Canada v. Bedford and to make consequential amendments to other acts.
We have a number of witnesses here today in this first panel this morning. I will introduce them all, and then we will have you each give your 10-minute presentation. We will do it based on the order in the agenda.
From BridgeNorth, we have Ms. Casandra Diamond. From Prostitutes of Ottawa-Gatineau Work Educate and Resist, we have Emily Symons, chair. From the Calgary Police Service, we have the Chief of Police, Rick Hanson. Welcome.
From Stella, l'amie de Maimie, Robyn Maynard is a spokesperson for them. By video conference, all the way from Lisbon, Portugal, we have José Mendes Bota, member of the Portuguese parliament, who is here to talk to us about violence against women in the Council of Europe.
Let's begin with BridgeNorth. You have 10 minutes.