Justice committee  Thank you for that presentation, Ms. Cartwright. Maybe for today we'll be the standing committee on justice and humane rights, instead of human rights.

Justice committee  What we'll now do is go to our question and answer period. Our first questioner from the New Democratic Party is Madam Boivin.

Justice committee  Thank you, Ms. Bergeron, for that presentation. Our next and final presenter this afternoon is from the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies. Ms. Cartwright, the floor is yours for 10 minutes.

Justice committee  Thank you, Mr. Kaye, for your presentation. Our next presenter from the Canadian National Institute for the Blind is Madam Bergeron. The floor is yours, madam.

Justice committee  Thank you, Staff Sergeant, for that presentation. I appreciate your responsibilities—from four legs to wings. I see you are in the flight operations section. Thank you very much for coming here today and presenting. Next, from the Canadian Police Canine Association, is the president, Mr.

Justice committee  Ladies and gentlemen, we will call to order meeting number 72 of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights. Pursuant to the order of reference, Friday, November 28, 2014, we're dealing today with Bill C-35, an act to amend the Criminal Code with respect to law enforcement animals, military animals and service animals.

Justice committee  Thank you, Minister, for your time today kicking us off on Bill C-35. Members should know that I'm unfortunately due somewhere at 4:30. You may have noticed the Japanese delegation that was here for a bit. I thank the minister for meeting with them briefly after question period.

Justice committee  On Wednesday, we have four witnesses and we have set aside two hours. If we use the two hours, great. If not, that's what has been provided. With that, I'll suspend.

Justice committee  Thank you very much. Thank you for those questions and answers. Our next questioner from the Conservative Party is Mr. Wilks.

Justice committee  Our next questioner from the New Democratic Party is Madam Péclet.

Justice committee  I'm going to resolve it right now. We're moving on. Thank you very much. Thank you for those questions and answers. Our next questioner is Mr. Dechert, from the Conservative party.

Justice committee  Thank you. Thank you for those questions and answers. Our next questioner, from the Liberal party, is Mr. Casey.

Justice committee  Thank you. Our next questioner, from the Conservative Party, is Monsieur Goguen.

Justice committee  Thank you, Minister, for those opening remarks. We will now go to the question and answer period. The first questioner from the New Democratic Party will be by Madam Boivin.

Justice committee  Ladies and gentlemen, I'm going to call to order meeting number 71 of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights. We are televised today. Pursuant to the order of reference of Friday, November 28, 2014, we're going to be dealing with Bill C-35, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (law enforcement animals, military animals and service animals).