Thank you, Mr. Chair and ladies and gentlemen members of the committee.
The Canadian Bar Association is very pleased to be appearing before you this morning to speak to Bill S-8, which is a very important piece of legislation for Canada's aboriginal people.
The Canadian Bar Association is a national organization that represents over 37,000 lawyers from across Canada.
The letter you received was prepared by our aboriginal law section, a group of lawyers from across the country who are specialists in aboriginal law.
One of the Canadian Bar Association's objectives is to improve the law and the administration of justice. It is through that lens that we have examined Bill S-8.
With that, I'm very pleased to introduce you to Mr. Christopher Devlin, a well-known expert in aboriginal law, and well known to this committee.
Mr. Devlin is here on Victoria time to address the main points of the bill.
Thank you.