Thank you, Madam Chair.
I want to thank our witnesses for appearing today, for their service to our country and for the important functions that they carry out.
I believe this meeting is televised, so it's an opportunity for Canadians to learn about the protocol process and an opportunity to shed light on this unfortunate incident, which I think has wide agreement around the table.
Just so it sinks in to all listening, can you please outline—and this is probably to our GAC friends—in the context of an official visit to Canada by a foreign head of state or other senior dignitary, how your office engages with a myriad of players? There are a lot of fingers in this pie, such as the Office of the Secretary to the Governor General, the Prime Minister's Office, the Privy Council Office and, very importantly, the Speaker of the House of Commons. In this case, it was his office because my understanding is that Mr. Hunka was invited by the Speaker. It's my understanding that you played no role in vetting names coming from the Speaker's office.
Can you describe how those players interact with your good offices—particularly that reference to the Speaker's office, which issued the invitation to Mr. Hunka for which the Speaker has taken responsibility?