Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. It's a pleasure to be here again. I've had the pleasure of appearing before committee many times. It is a privilege to do so.
I am the director general of the Corrections and Criminal Justice Directorate in the Department of Public Safety, formerly Solicitor General Canada. I have worked in this area for about 25 years. I'm very pleased to see some of my former parliamentary colleagues still here today as well.
Thank you for your hospitality.
Along with my colleague Cliff Yumansky, I have been working on the sex offender registry since its inception. Short and sweet, that's our background.
I would invite the other members to introduce themselves.