Thank you so much, Madam Chair.
I want to start off by warmly thanking both of our speakers today. Your presentations were both very compelling. In particular, I thank you for coming all this way. I know it took a lot of time. I also want to say congratulations on becoming Canadians. You're warmly welcomed. We're very pleased to have you as part of our Canadian family.
Mr. Emil, I know you've just recently become a Canadian, but had you been in Canada for a while before that?
I'm just going to ask a few short questions, and then I'll get to my bigger questions.