I'd like to call to order meeting number four of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and our briefing on the situation in Libya.
To all of our guests, some who have been here before and some who are here for the first time, welcome. Thank you for taking the time to be with us.
From CIDA, we have with us Vincent LePape, director, North Africa and Middle East, as well as Leslie Norton, the director general of the international humanitarian assistance directorate.
I don't believe you have any opening statements, but you'll be here to answer questions.
We also have with us, from the Department of National Defence, Lieutenant-Colonel Robin Holman, assistant deputy judge advocate general, operations, and Brigadier-General Craig King, director general, operations, strategic joint staff.
Welcome. I don't believe you have any opening statements but you're here to answer questions, so thank you very much.
From the Department of Foreign Affairs, we have with us Marie Gervais-Vidricaire--I'm working on my French pronunciation--director general of the stabilization and reconstruction task force, START. Thank you for being here.
That leaves us with you, Ms. Martin. You're the last one. You're going to give us our opening statement for today.
I think all of you know how the committee works. After the opening remarks, we'll have questions from around the room. Again, thanks to all of you for being here and for taking the time to brief us on Libya.
Without more conversation, I'm going to turn it over to you, Ms. Martin, to brief us with your opening statements.