Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Good evening to you, everyone. Thank you for the opportunity to be able to present. And my apologies to you, sir, and to the committee for not having a brief for all of you. I would like to proceed, with your permission.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I will do so, sir, thank you. This paper will focus on Bill C-11's positive contributions to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and the Federal Courts Act for immigration. This paper does not purport to answer or attest to all aspects of the bill. Other critical details and clauses will be left to our policy-makers, legal professionals, expert commentators, and stakeholders who have a much deeper and profound grasp on the details of the bill.