Thank you very much.
First of all, thank you for coming today and talking to us about this private member's bill. I think I say on behalf of everyone here that both the Correctional Service and the Parole Board do very tough work for Canadians. Not always does everyone understand exactly what you do, and often you get criticized for different things, but from our political side we understand, we do appreciate what you and your staffs do, and we want to thank you for that.
With that, I'm going to call on the mover of the motion, Mr. Mayes, to talk to us. We have had some discussion. There was an announcement last week about a future government bill. We chatted on the phone about what we may want to do with clause-by-clause, so I leave the floor to you, Mr. Mayes.