Thank you, Mr. Chair. I think I've make my point with respect to the matters of order, and I'll get back to the issue of food security, briefly.
I know many members have raised, in the context of how urgent the discussion of Ukraine is and the need for this committee to get to its work on Ukraine, that what is happening in Ukraine has global implications with respect to food security and access to food. I want to note a few things from an article on this.
Actually, I should start, with respect to food security, by just reading out a tweet from my colleague in the NDP. It's something I agree with. She said, “We need to talk about catastrophic food shortages around the world right now! Food security is an urgent issue! This is a threat to human life and a serious security risk everywhere. We can deal with this crisis appropriately and timely now or we will 1000x in the future.” I think that's prescient in that it relates very much to the work we need to do on Ukraine.
I'll quote from a news article:
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has sent food commodity prices soaring in March to the highest levels ever recorded, bringing to the forefront the global implications of its military offensive on the former breadbasket of the Soviet Union.
As Moscow refocuses its military efforts on Ukraine's east, readying massive forces for part two of its offensive, analysts have warned a Russian takeover of Ukraine's ports and most fertile stretch of land will have repercussions on Ukraine’s food exports to be felt the world over.
I think that's an important part of the context.
Mr. Chair, at this point I'll yield the floor and happily listen to the comments of other members. Thank you very much.