We'll call this meeting back to order. We are the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security. We're continuing our study on Bill C-51, an act to amend Canada's witness protection program. On this panel, we're hearing from Micki Ruth, a member of the Canadian Association of Police Boards. She's appearing before us by video conference from Halifax, Nova Scotia.
We welcome you this morning. Thank you for making yourself available. I need to apologize in advance, to be quite frank, Ms. Ruth. There is a very good chance there could be some votes this morning, in which case we will be disrupted. It may happen and it may not happen, but we always need to be prepared for that. So we invite you to continue with your presentation on this. We look forward to it, but chances are it may not happen. That's just a warning in advance.
Ms. Ruth, go ahead, please.