Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Minister, for appearing.
I have three questions, so if we could limit the responses to about a minute and a half each, that would be helpful for getting through all three questions.
The first is on foreign interference. Global Affairs Canada plays a big role within the Government of Canada in countering foreign interference. Foreign interference in the last election was observed by Global Affairs. The foreign influence transparency registry has yet to be stood up. The government originally said it would take about 12 months. The public safety minister indicated in the House recently that it should be up by year's end. There was hope that the registry would be up before the last election. It appears that we could have another election before the registry is stood up.
Is there a sense of urgency within the Government of Canada about getting this registry up and running before the next federal election, the second since the bill became law?