Thank you, Chair.
First off, I extend my thanks to all our panellists tonight. Wow. Canada and Afghanistan owe you all a debt of gratitude for everything you've been doing from day one.
Wendy, you go back so long on everything that you've done.
Dave, Mr. Lavery, my first question is for you, because of your background and experience. I want you to provide a bit more context on the signs and signals of.... We knew this was coming and we should have been better prepared in starting that evacuation in a timely manner.
Can you elaborate on that, please?