Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I would like to thank also my colleague Francine Lalonde who is leaving it up to me to ask questions today.
At the same time, have no fear, members of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development, this is not an invasion by the Standing Committee of Fisheries and Oceans. You will certainly understand that we do not want to invade the Standing Committee of Foreign Affairs and International Development. We are very much interested in this issue and this will allow us to ask our questions, but in a completely different venue. At the same time, this will enable you to try and move forward in this file.
My first question is for Mr. Balfour. Did you find the old convention inefficient?