Colleagues, can we bring this meeting to order, please?
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), in the study of situations in Somalia, South Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, we're going to start off with witnesses from the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development. Before us is Marc-André Fredette, Director General, Southern and Eastern Africa Bureau; Susan Greene, Director, South Sudan Development Division; Jean-Bernard Parenteau, Director, West and Central Africa Division; and last but not least, Nicolas Simard, Ambassador, Embassy of Canada to the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Welcome to all of you.
I'm not sure who is starting, but I think it's Mr. Fredette. We'll turn the floor over for opening comments and then, as is the normal practice, colleagues, we'll go into questions.
Mr. Fredette, please, the floor is yours.