I'd like to call this meeting to order. My name is Jack Harris. I'm the vice-chair sitting in for the chair, who is unavoidably absent today. This is meeting number 42 of the Standing Committee on National Defence, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), a study of the defence of North America.
Today, our witnesses are by video conference.
We have today appearing as individuals, Dr. Christopher Sands, senior research professor and director of the Center for Canadian Studies at the Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University, and Dr. Charles Doran, Andrew W. Mellon Professor of International Relations at the Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University as well. Thank you both for attending.
Our procedure, if it hasn't already been explained to you, is that you will each have about 10 minutes to make a presentation, to be then followed by a round or two of questioning from the members of our committee.
We'll be hearing from Professor Sands first.