Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Chantal, thank you for being with us, live from the Université de Moncton in New Brunswick. The university may be getting a new name in the next few weeks or months. We never know.
This evening, other witnesses and yourself have told the committee that foreign interference was not something new. We have been hearing about interference by China for years. Some people seem to be saying that this has only been going on since the government was elected in 2015, but I don't think that is the case.
What do you see as the reason why we are seeing a resurgence of interest in this subject at present, and what has prompted the public to take much more of an interest in this problem?
Is there something that should be done to demystify it all and explain that this is not a new phenomenon and that the government is making all the necessary arrangements to put measures in place for preventing it from happening?