I call this meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number 56 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security.
We will start by acknowledging that we are meeting on the traditional unceded territory of the Algonquin people.
Today's meeting is taking place in a hybrid format, pursuant to the House order of June 23, 2022. Members are attending in person in the room and remotely using the Zoom application.
Pursuant to the order of reference of Tuesday, November 1, 2022, the committee is commencing its consideration of the “Annual Report 2021-2022” of the Office of the Correctional Investigator of Canada.
With us today in person we have, from the Office of the Correctional Investigator of Canada, Dr. Ivan Zinger, correctional investigator of Canada, and Hazel Miron, senior investigator. Welcome to you both.
As requested by Dr. Zinger, we are allocating 20 minutes for the group opening statement.
With that, I now invite Dr. Zinger to make his opening statement.