Dean Allison at the Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Dean Allison

I want to welcome everybody as we get started, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), to our briefing on the situation in Syria.

I want to thank our officials here today from both the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade and CIDA.

We have with us Mr. Mark Bailey, who's the director general of the Middle East bureau.

Mr. Bailey, welcome today, and thank you for taking time to be here.

From CIDA we have Ms. Leslie Norton, who's the director general of the international humanitarian assistance directorate.

Ms. Norton, thank you once again for being here today as well.

I believe, Mr. Bailey, you have an opening statement.

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