This is the 19th meeting of the Special Committee on the Canadian Mission in Afghanistan. Today, members, we have three witnesses with us, but we also have a motion of privilege to be dealt with. So I'm suggesting that we keep the witnesses until five o'clock and then take the last few minutes to deal with the motion. I'll give you a chance in a minute.
I also understand that something is happening in the House and we could have bells here at any time. I'm not sure what's going on, but that was the word I got.
Today we have the Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs; the Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence; and the Honourable Gordon O'Connor, Minister of State and Chief Government Whip. I think everybody is familiar with the process.
Go ahead, Paul.