Thank you very much.
We will now go to our meeting, and the first hour of witness testimony followed by questioning. Obviously, we have an abbreviated meeting and we do have votes very shortly. We do apologize in advance. Gentlemen, we would ask you to keep your comments as short as possible, and then we will try to get as much time in as possible for Qs and As, with the understanding that if we are called to vote, we will suspend, but we will reconvene as soon as the votes are finished.
We have before us as witnesses today from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Peter Henschel, deputy commissioner, specialized policing services; Ron Fourney, director of science and strategic partnerships, forensic science and identification services; and Sean Jorgensen, director, strategic policy and integration, specialized policing services. From the Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, we have Trevor Bhupsingh, director general, law enforcement and border strategies directorate.
Gentlemen, I apologize if I did not pronounce your names correctly. You can certainly correct me at any time.
We'll take your opening comments. You have up to 10 minutes, preferably much shorter if at all possible. Thank you very kindly.
Mr. Henschel, you're first.