Garry Breitkreuz at the Public Safety and National Security Committee

On October 22nd, 2009. See this statement in context.

October 22nd, 2009 / 11:05 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Garry Breitkreuz

I now bring to order the 35th meeting of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security.

Today we are considering Bill C-34, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and other Acts.

We welcome to our committee the Honourable Peter Van Loan, the Minister of Public Safety, and Ms. Mary Campbell, director general of the corrections and criminal justice directorate.

Welcome. We appreciate you appearing before the committee today. You've been waiting patiently for more than 10 minutes already.

I'd remind the committee that this is a televised meeting. The usual practice is to allow the minister an opening statement of approximately 10 minutes or so, and then we will go to questions and comments.

Mr. Minister, anytime you are ready, we welcome your comments.

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