I call this meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number seven of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.
Pursuant to the motion adopted on Tuesday, February 8, the committee is meeting on the review of the Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act.
Today's meeting is taking place in a hybrid format, pursuant to the House order of November 25, 2021. Members are attending in person in the room and remotely using the Zoom application. The proceedings will be made available via the House of Commons website.
I'd now like to welcome our witnesses. First of all, I would like to apologize that we are a little late, because we had votes today, so we might have to be a little shorter.
For the first panel, I'd like to introduce Superintendent Lisa Byrne of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police, who will speak for five minutes. The Canadian Bar Association will be next, with Jeneane Grundberg, chair of the municipal law section, and Kevin Westell, secretary, criminal justice section. I believe they'll be splitting their time.
We'll begin with the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police, for five minutes.
Go ahead, please.