Good afternoon, everyone.
This is meeting 60 of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security on Wednesday, November 21, 2012.
Today our committee is continuing our study of Bill S-7, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Canada Evidence Act and the Security of Information Act.
On our first panel testifying today we will hear from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service. Michel Coulombe is the deputy director of operations.
As well, we have Monik Beauregard, director of the Integrated Terrorism Assessment Centre.
I've explained it to you folks already. Today there's been a concurrence motion that has been moved in the House, and it could be that the bells could start ringing as early as ten minutes to four, but it may be after that as well. Our intent is that when the bells start, we will conclude this aspect of the first hour. Depending on timing, we may come back or we may not. I rather doubt it. My sense is that we may not, but we'll wait and see what the timing is.
Please don't let that deter you from your statement. We have looked forward to this study and to your statement, so the floor is yours.