Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. It is a pleasure to call this meeting of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights to order.
Today we are joined by three distinguished organizations to testify before us in our study on access to justice. We're joined by the Canadian Bar Association, represented by Kerri Froc, who is from the legislation and law reform group, and Doug Ferguson, who is a member of the access to justice committee. Welcome, Ms. Froc and Mr. Ferguson.
We're joined by the Canadian Council of Criminal Defence Lawyers, represented by Richard Fowler, who is the British Columbia representative. Welcome, Mr. Fowler.
We're joined by the Metro Toronto Chinese and Southeast Asian Legal Clinic, represented by Avvy Go, the clinic director. Welcome, Ms. Go.
We have agreed that the Canadian Bar Association will start, so I'm going to turn it over to you, and I think Ms. Froc will commence.