Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to meeting number 36 of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security. It is Wednesday, October 27, 2010.
I remind everyone here today that we're televised, so I kindly ask you to turn your cellphones off. I will be the first to do that, because it has happened in the past that I've made that announcement and then mine has rung. That won't happen anymore.
Today we're continuing our study of the issues surrounding security at the G-8 and G-20 summits. We have a significant number of witnesses on the panel today.
From the Ontario Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services, we have Steven Small, assistant deputy minister of the adult institutional services and organizational effectiveness division. From the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, we have Nathalie Des Rosiers, general counsel, and Graeme Norton, legal director of the public safety program.
Appearing as individuals, we have Jacinthe Poisson and Wissam Mansour.
Each witness, as you know, may have as much as 10 minutes for an opening statement. I invite the Ontario Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services to begin.
Go ahead, Mr. Small, if you please.