I call to order meeting number 4 of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights. According to the orders of the day, pursuant to the orders of reference of Wednesday, October 16, 2013, we are considering Bill C-489, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (restrictions on offenders).
As you see by the agenda, we have a couple of witnesses for the first hour, and then it's been indicated to me by a couple of parties here at the table that they'd be happy to go to clause by clause for the second hour. Then hopefully we will have some time at the end to discuss the future business of the committee.
Without further ado, I'd like to welcome our witnesses. From the Office of the Federal Ombudsman for Victims of Crime, Susan O'Sullivan, the Federal Ombudsman, is here. And from the Criminal Lawyers' Association, we have Michael Spratt, member and defence counsel.
We'll go as the order indicates on our agenda. We'll have Ms. O'Sullivan start for 10 minutes. The floor is yours.