I will call this meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number 67 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.
Pursuant to the order adopted by the House on March 22, 2023, the committee is meeting in public to begin its study of Bill S-224, an act to amend the Criminal Code (trafficking in persons).
Today's meeting is taking place in a hybrid format pursuant to the House order of June 23, 2022. Members are attending in person in the room and remotely using the Zoom application.
Since our witness is a member and he already knows how to use the Zoom and interpretation features in the House—and I don't think there's anybody externally who does not know—I won't go into those.
I would like to welcome Dr. Colin Carrie, member of Parliament for Oshawa, the sponsor of Bill S-224, for the first hour of our meeting.
Welcome to the committee, Mr. Carrie. You have five minutes to present if you have opening remarks, and then we will go to questions from members.