Good afternoon. I call this meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number 55 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.
I'd like to give a special welcome to the students of the University of Ottawa law school and Professor Martha Jackman in the back. Welcome. Hopefully we will have an entertaining session for you, and you won't be disappointed. You have a minister, experts, department officials and the RCMP here, so I'm sure you'll have a full and wholesome session.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted on January 30, 2023, the committee is continuing its study on Canada's bail system.
Today's meeting is taking place in a hybrid format, pursuant to the House order of June 23, 2022. I won't go into details, as I don't see anybody other than those who have already been on these, like the analysts, who are on Zoom.
I will remind anybody who's here, either listening in the back or at the stand, that you can turn your earpiece to floor, English or French audio, so that your interpretation services are accurate.
For the first hour, we are resuming our study on Canada's bail system.
We have the pleasure of having with us the Honourable Marco Mendicino, Minister of Public Safety. Minister Mendicino is accompanied by officials. We have Matthew Taylor from the Department of Justice. Talal Dakalbab is from the Department of Public Safety. He is a senior assistant deputy minister. From the RCMP, we have Chief Superintendent Sue Efford, director general of national crime operations in contract and indigenous policing.
We welcome you, Minister, and are glad that you're here.
The floor is yours. You have 10 minutes.