Good morning. We'll be broadcasting live again today.
We apologize to those who are so patiently waiting via teleconference. There was a vote in the House of Commons this morning and we were unable to begin earlier.
We're going to continue our study on drugs and alcohol in prisons. We are specifically examining how drugs and alcohol enter prisons, the impacts they have on the rehabilitation of prisoners, the safety issues related to the correctional officers within our institutions being surrounded by drugs in prisons, and the consequences of crimes taking place in prisons.
Our first panel of witnesses is with us by video conference from Toronto, Ontario. Our committee members appreciate very much witnesses testifying before us with this relatively new technology.
From the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network we have Sandra Ka Hon Chu, senior policy analyst. From the Prisoners with HIV/AIDS Support Action Network we have Seth Clarke, community development coordinator.
I understand that each of you may have some opening statements, and then we will proceed into a round of questioning. This will be approximately 35 minutes. We've had to cut it short because of other witnesses coming later and the votes this morning.
Welcome, and thank you. We look forward to your comments.