Thank you, Chair.
Thank you to the officials for being here tonight.
My first question relates to China in the first place; however, it is a general question as well.
Mr. Thoppil, you talked about the four Cs. This falls into the challenge category. In response to the case of the two Michaels, Canada emerged as a leading voice against so-called hostage diplomacy.
Where are we on continuing to advance that issue? How are we doing it? Is it mostly, for example, in multilateral forums like the United Nations or other places? Is there anything you could put to the committee on that?