I'd like to bring this meeting to order.
This is the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security, meeting number 17, and today we are dealing with a briefing on the international role of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, commonly known as CSIS.
Our witnesses for the first hour are from the Security Intelligence Review Committee. We welcome the Honourable Gary Filmon, the chair, and Susan Pollak, the executive director.
Thank you very, very much for appearing today. The usual practice at this committee is to give you time for an opening statement of approximately 10 minutes. As you know, we then go to questions and comments around the table.
Any time you're ready, sir, you may begin.