I'd like to call this meeting to order. This is the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security. This is meeting number three.
We are welcoming today our minister, the Honourable Vic Toews. Thank you, sir, for coming before the committee today. We look forward to your testimony.
Along with Mr. Toews is Mr. Baker, the deputy minister, and Mr. Kirvan, the associate deputy minister.
From the RCMP, we have Senior Deputy Commissioner Sweeney. From the Canadian Border Services Agency, we have President Rigby. From Correctional Service Canada, we have Commissioner Head. And last, but not least, from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, we have Mr. Fadden, the director.
Thank you all very much for coming to the committee at fairly short notice. We appreciate that very much.
The usual practice at this committee is to allow the minister an opening statement of approximately ten minutes, and we'll follow up with questions and comments.
Welcome, sir, to this committee. You may go ahead whenever you're ready.