Thank you, High Commissioner.
We appreciate those opening comments from both Your Excellencies.
As requested by Ambassador Brinkmann, and I know in a previous conversation I had with High Commissioner Cary, they aren't going to be answering any questions that involve our internal politics and policies or be speaking specifically to Bill C-311. I do ask and encourage all members of the committee to take that into consideration since we are definitely privileged to have such distinguished gentlemen at our table.
With that, we'll go with the seven-minute round and we turn it over to you, Mr. McGuinty.