Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.
Thank you for the opportunity to meet with you. It feels luxurious having two hours before your committee this morning. I am quite looking forward to it, which maybe tells you something about my own mental health or something, but I'm really pleased that you've arranged for this time.
As you mentioned, Marie-France Kingsley, director of investigations from my office, is here with me, and you'll be hearing from Marie-France as well. She will provide a background briefing on the role and mandate and priorities of the office just to make sure there is a good common understanding of the Office of the Correctional Investigator.
I'll highlight some gaps and challenges, some ongoing and some mentioned in our last annual report, as well as point to some directions for reform.
I'll ask Marie-France to make a few introductory comments now.