Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Good morning, everyone. Thank you for taking the time to hear our testimony.
I think I'm going up against Karlheinz Schreiber, so I'm probably not going to get much attention today. That's like going against Mike Tyson, I guess, with my hands cuffed. So I'll do my best. I guess a lot of people want to go there. I think I'll go there after as well.
My name is Ziyaad Mia. I'm the chair of the research and advocacy arm of the Canadian Muslim Lawyers Association. I'm a past board member of that association as well. We have been involved in national security policy and legislation issues for a number of years now. We've testified on the Anti-terrorism Act, the Public Safety Act, security certificates, and we've tried to work in a cooperative way to try to develop security legislation and policy that is consistent with Canadian values.
Today, we're happy to speak about Bill C-3. Just at the outset, and I think you've heard it several times, but I've received several personal messages and phone calls from many other groups who are directly interested in this issue, more directly, even, than my organization, representing some of the men detained and their families, and can speak directly to those issues. I'll try my best, but I can't replicate what they'll be able to tell you.