I call this meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number 41 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted on Thursday, June 11, 2026, the committee is meeting to study the subject matter of the main estimates 2026-27 and the supplementary estimates (A) 2026-27.
Today's meeting is taking place in a hybrid format pursuant to the Standing Orders.
I would now like to officially welcome our witnesses for the first hour.
Appearing in person, we have the Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs. From the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development, we have Arun Thangaraj, deputy minister; Sara Wilshaw, senior assistant deputy minister, international trade and chief trade commissioner; Alexandre Lévêque, assistant deputy minister, Europe, Middle East and Arctic branch; Robert Brookfield, director general of sanctions and strategic export controls; and Shirley Carruthers, assistant deputy minister and chief financial officer, people and corporate management branch.
I now invite the minister to deliver her opening remarks for up to five minutes.