Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Ms. Bendayan.
Welcome, Minister.
I come from a region on the Pacific. It's safe to say that 40% of the population in the Lower Mainland hails from the Pacific countries, the Indo-Pacific in particular: China, India, Phillippines, Taiwan, etc.
The Indo-Pacific strategy itself is a vital and very important strategy. I was hoping you could enlighten us on how you built that strategy, whom you consulted with, and whether a rules-based order—rules-based trade, human rights and long-term security of territorial boundaries—was taken into consideration. Can you elaborate on that?