Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I see a quorum and we have our witnesses in place, so we're about to commence.
Prior to commencing with our witnesses, however, there are several investigations under way, one of which is criminal, and I would be very concerned about anything that might be said, either in questions or responses, that would compromise any investigations. With that caveat, I'm going to call upon the witnesses.
The first witness is Jennifer Oades from the Parole Board of Canada. I'll ask you to introduce your colleagues.
Anne Kelly is from Correctional Service of Canada, and I'll ask her to introduce her colleagues.
My intention is to go through the first hour of questions, and then see whether there is a need for a health break. Thereafter, we'll proceed to the second hour of questioning.
I call on Jennifer Oades of the Parole Board to make her opening statement.