Colleagues, I will call to order the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security. This is meeting number 36, and we're continuing our study on Bill C-2 today.
We have two hours of witness testimony today. For the first hour, we have with us Dean Wilson, prior plaintiff. By video conference from Vancouver we have from the Drug Prevention Network of Canada, David Berner, executive director, and from the Vancouver Police Department, Inspector Scott Thompson, district 1 commander, operations division.
Gentlemen, on behalf of the committee, I welcome you.
Colleagues, the second hour of testimony and questioning today will be cut a little short due to the bells. I'll give you notice now so that you can be prepared for that.
We will now proceed with the first hour of business today.
Gentlemen, I will call you to the table here and inform you that you have up to 10 minutes for an opening statement. Since time is rather tight, the chair will keep you to that. If you can make it a little bit shorter, that would be much appreciated.
Mr. Dean Wilson, you have the floor, sir.