I call this meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number 127 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security.
Today's meeting is taking place in a hybrid format. I would like to remind participants of the following points. Please wait until I recognize you by name before speaking. All comments should be addressed through the chair. Members, please raise your hand if you wish to speak, whether participating in person or via Zoom. The clerk and I will manage the speaking order as best we can.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted on October 22, 2024, the committee resumes its study of electoral interference and criminal activities in Canada by agents of the Government of India.
I would now like to welcome our witnesses for the first hour. We have, from the British Columbia Gurdwaras Council, Moninder Singh, spokesperson. Mr. Singh is also a spokesperson for the Sikh Federation of Canada. From the World Sikh Organization of Canada, we have Balpreet Singh, legal counsel, by video conference.
It being Diwali today, namaste, and happy Diwali to everybody.
I now invite Mr. Moninder Singh to make an opening statement of up to five minutes.
Please go ahead, sir.