Good afternoon, colleagues. This is meeting number 45 of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security, on Monday, December 6, 2010. Today we're continuing our study regarding issues surrounding security at the G-8 and G-20 summits.
Later on, we do have 15 minutes on the agenda for committee business. Madame Mourani's motion was before the committee at the last meeting. I don't see her here yet, but I imagine she will be coming. We may reserve the right to move to committee business at 5:15.
In our first hour and three-quarters, we have, from the University of Toronto, John Kirton, co-director of the G-20 Research Group and director of the G-8 Research Group.
We have anchor and senior editor Steve Paikin, from TVO.
Welcome to our committee.
Also, from the Canadian Youth Business Foundation, we have Vivian Prokop, chief executive officer. From the student union at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan, we have Grayson Lepp, the executive chair, and Kirk Chavarie, external coordinator.
Also, appearing as an individual, we have Justin Stayshyn.
I understand that each of those witnesses will have a comment. We're giving 10 minutes to each particular group or organization. We thank you for being here and helping our committee on this study and on this evaluation of the G-8 and G-20.
Perhaps we'll start with Madam Prokop. You are sitting as the only lady there today. My mother always used to tell me “ladies first”, so perhaps you could begin.