Good afternoon, everyone.
Fellow committee members, we welcome you back after a week in the constituencies.
Welcome to the 39th meeting of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security. Today is Monday, November 15, 2010. Today we're continuing our study of Bill C-5, An Act to amend the International Transfer of Offenders Act.
Appearing as witnesses today we have, as individuals, Charis Lynn Williams, as well as John Conroy, a lawyer.
From the Canadian Bar Association, we have Gaylene Schellenberg, who works on legislation and law reform, and Paul Calarco, a member of the national criminal justice section.
From the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, we have--welcome back--Nathalie Des Rosiers, general counsel, and Lorne Waldman, lawyer.
I understand each of you has an opening statement. I've had an opportunity to meet most of you. We will just begin, and then I would remind you that we'll go into the first rounds of questioning, which are seven-minute rounds.
Because we're televised today, I would also ask those in the gallery to please turn off their cellphones and BlackBerrys. It just makes things a lot easier.
I see Mr. Davies with his hand in the air.
Mr. Davies.