I call the meeting to order. We see a quorum, and we're ready to go with the ninth meeting of the public safety committee.
We have with us today Minister Blair and his officials. The good news is that there was no vote today, so we are actually starting on time. The bad news is that the minister needs to leave at 5:15. The good news is that the minister can be quite economical in his remarks.
Before I ask him to give his opening statement, I would take note that we are calling votes 1, 5 and 10. At the end of the two hours, I will seek the committee's will with respect to the disposition of these votes.
With that, I will call on Minister Blair for his remarks and for an introduction of his officials.
Minister Blair, you have seven minutes, please.