Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome to this meeting of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.
Ms. Sansoucy is replacing Mr. Rankin. I am very pleased that she is joining us for the consideration of Bill C-78.
It is a great pleasure to commence our study of this very important bill with the Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould, our Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, who is testifying.
She is joined by two distinguished representatives of the Department of Justice, Madame Nathalie Drouin, deputy minister of justice and deputy attorney general of Canada, and—this time we have only one Laurie—Laurie Wright, senior assistant deputy minister.
Madam Minister, the floor is yours.