Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), we'll get started on our study of the corporate practices by companies supplying and manufacturing products in developing countries for Canadian consumers.
I want to thank our officials from the Department of Foreign Affairs for being here today. We have Duane McMullen, director general of the trade commissioner service for operations and trade strategy. Welcome, sir. He will be speaking first. Then we have Mr. Peter MacArthur, director general of the South, Southeast Asia and Oceania bureau. Welcome, sir, to you as well. We also have Jeff Nankivell, director general of Asia Pacific, who won't be speaking but is here to answer any questions we may be able to put to our witnesses.
Why don't we get started? Welcome, Mr. McMullen, and thank you again for being here. We'll turn it over to you. You have up to 10 minutes for your opening statements, and then we'll have Mr. MacArthur follow up. Then we'll go around the room and ask some questions for the remaining part of the hour.