I call this meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number 72 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights. Pursuant to the order adopted in the House on March 22, 2023, the committee is meeting in public to continue 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. Members are attending in person and remotely using the Zoom application.
Before I go into that, I believe I have consent from everyone, even though the bells are ringing, that we'll go until maybe 10 minutes before the vote. That way we'll get all of the witnesses to speak for their five-minute time and then we'll do the round of questions after the vote, if that's okay.
Is that okay? Good.
Yes, Mr. Fortin.