Thank you, and thank you to the witnesses for coming today.
My question is for Professor Valerie Percival.
Drawing from your expertise in research at the Norman Paterson School on fragile states, gender inclusion and Balkan dynamics, where are the documented gaps in Canada's current response to authoritarian economic tools like the belt and road initiative compared to other interference methods? What evidence-based recommendations would you offer to strengthen democratic resilience and social inclusion across the region?