I will ask the clerk to circulate the routine motions from last year so you can see if there are amendments or changes you would like to see.
Before we begin, I would like to thank our clerk, Angela Crandall, for coming back as our clerk. We look forward to that. Angela has been serving the foreign affairs and international development committee since 2005. Speaking on behalf of our committee, I would like to say that we do appreciate the work that you do.
I would also like to thank Gerry Schmitz for the hard work that he has provided our committee over a number of years. I know he has a long corporate memory of what's gone on in this committee. He has been the author and researcher of many reports that we have filed in Parliament. He is no longer going to be our lead researcher here. I would like to welcome James Lee to that position. James is no stranger to this committee. He has worked alongside Gerry for many years. As long as I've been on this committee, I remember James being a part of it in one way or another.
On the one hand, we're going to miss the hard work and dedication of Gerry Schmitz, but James, it's also good to have you as our researcher. Again, we want to thank the Library of Parliament for the great work they do.
I think everyone has the routine motions now.
Mr. Dewar.