Honourable members, welcome to the 32nd meeting of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the committee on Thursday, October 29, 2020, the committee is continuing its study of the granting of arms export permits, with a particular focus on permits granted for exports to Turkey.
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I would like to now welcome our witnesses for the first panel. We have with us the Honourable Gar Knutson, P.C., chair of the Canadian Turkish Business Council; Christyn Cianfarani, president and chief executive officer of the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries; and Mike Mueller, interim president and chief executive officer, Aerospace Industries Association of Canada.
Mr. Knutson, the floor is yours to lead us off with introductory remarks for five minutes, please.