Garry Breitkreuz at the Public Safety and National Security Committee

I'd like to call this meeting to order.

This is the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security, meeting 28. We're dealing today with the arming of the Canada Border Services Agency officers.

We would like to welcome our witnesses this morning. We look forward to the testimony that you have for us.

I think we'll begin with the Canada Border Services Agency. Maybe you could introduce yourself, Mr. Jolicoeur, and take it from there. Perhaps you could give us any presentation you have.

Then we'll move, as we have in our agenda here, to the Department of Human Resources and Social Development and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

We have started a little late. With the committee's permission, I think we'll run a little over time.

Is everybody agreed? Okay.

Mr. Jolicoeur, you may begin.