Thank you very much.
Ms. Paskal, I was perhaps expecting to hear you say a few words in the language of Molière in your opening remarks, but we will probably have the opportunity to hear you speak French later.
As I'm sure you're aware, the committee travelled to Washington a few weeks ago to speak with our U.S. counterparts. I think we concluded that we need to continue the dialogue with them and that they will eventually come here to Ottawa.
Although I feel everyone should keep their own issues at home, we do need to somewhat align our Indo-Pacific strategies. Based on our common ground and what we don't agree on, would you say that the two Indo-Pacific strategies are complementary, or do they conflict?