Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Epp, I would like to pick up on Ms. Fortier's comments. I want to highlight the work that you do. You obviously carry it out with the utmost professionalism.
By the way, Mr. Smith, I gather that you took part in the negotiations on the much‑touted agreement with Taiwan that I referred to. Can you tell the committee how long it took to reach the agreement in principle in March 2025? Did the negotiations take hours, days or weeks of work? Can you give the committee a timeline?