Thank you, Chair.
I hope everybody had a good weekend.
Chair, I'd like to move a motion that was put on notice last week. I'll read it out:
That the committee hold three meetings lasting two hours each, immediately after the study of Bill C-20, on the rights of victims of crime, the security reclassification and transfer of offenders within Correctional Service Canada, including Paul Bernardo's transfer from maximum-security to medium-security prison.
That the committee invite to appear:
1. The Commissioner of Correctional Service Canada, Anne Kelly; Deputy Minister of Public Safety Shawn Tupper; the Correctional Investigator; the Federal Ombudsman for Victims of Crime;
2. Representatives of the victims' families and friends, including Tim Danson;
3. Representative(s) of the Union of Canadian Correctional Officers...and the Union of Safety and Justice Employees....
Furthermore, that the committee invite immediately the Minister of Public Safety and department officials to appear for two hours to discuss his mandate.
Finally, that the Committee hold a one-hour in camera meeting to be briefed on trauma-informed questioning of victims at committee, in order to be prepared to receive future testimony from victims.
I would like to speak just very briefly to this.
I'm hoping, Chair, that we've come to an agreement on this. There have been a lot of discussions. We have spent a lot of time on this. I think this covers everything, hopefully, that all sides have wanted, including some additions and deletions. I have nothing further to say on it. I think we have other things to move on with, and I'd like to see where this goes today.
Thank you.