Yes, absolutely. The only other alternative would be to lengthen the statement but then, of course, if we go full length with the statement, that will mean less time for the committee to be able to discuss with our witnesses. The chair thought that would be the best way to approach that, and I thank you for your cooperation.
So, we now have with us Craig Forcese, associate professor with the faculty of law at the University of Ottawa. We also have Wesley Wark, professor at the graduate school of public and international affairs at the University of Ottawa. From the Canadian Police Association we have Tom Stamatakis, president.
Gentlemen, we will go straight to your opening statements for this first hour.
We'll start off with Mr. Forcese, please.