Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I want to thank the two witnesses who are here today.
My first questions are mainly for Mr. Fadden.
Mr. Fadden, thank you for your testimony and for your service to the country.
Mr. Fadden, I'll delve into the past a bit. In 2010, you said that foreign powers were influencing a number of politicians, ministers and public servants through espionage activities in Canada, and that foreign powers were infiltrating political circles in Canada. At the time, a number of people legitimately concluded that you were talking about China. However, the government of the day and its public safety minister found your comments regrettable.
A few weeks ago, Michel Juneau-Katsuya, a former Canadian Security Intelligence Service, or CSIS, officer, said that you were severely reprimanded by the government of the day. In addition, Wesley Wark said that Prime Minister Harper's office threw you under the bus as a result of those comments.
Has the situation changed in this area? Has the government taken this threat seriously and improved its response to the threat of interference by the Chinese Communist Party, a threat that you had identified?