Thank you very much.
I especially want to thank the witnesses for joining us in the first meeting of this review we've just begun. I also thank them for their hard work. We don't tell them often enough. They put a lot of effort in their work, and we know they support us in this task.
The first thing I'd like to do is invite committee members to participate actively. We have a forum to participate in this review, and we must seize this opportunity.
If I understand correctly, the minister referenced this when she said: The world has changed since the Indo-Pacific strategy was published, and we have to make sure our foreign policy now meets the needs of Canada.
I think this forum gives us a perfect opportunity to ask the witnesses questions and perhaps contribute to how this review and update of Canada's Indo-Pacific strategy are perceived. I therefore invite my colleagues on the other side of the House to do this exercise with us.
Mr. Epp, you said the minister is also undertaking consultations with stakeholders. Could you tell us, and those watching our proceedings today, how we can participate in this review as Canadians or as parliamentarians?