Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I would like to also thank all the witnesses. It was quite an informative presentation, which covered the spectrum of points of view and our relationship vis-à-vis China.
The comments that inspired me or raised my eyebrows were those made by Mr. Mulroney. I jotted a number of points down on which I'd like to get some points of view from Mr. Mulroney.
In summary, the way I took it was that there's an absence of policy vis-à-vis China or the broader relationship with China. You talked about centralized leadership, about alignment across many various departments, about mobilization of organizations for success and about a high level of accountability. What stood out was that you indicate there's an absence of policy.
Given that you worked in the embassy and represented Canada, can you share your point of view vis-à-vis the Canadian government's policy toward China over the last 10 to 15 years? We know there's been a shift in their policies. Have our policies aligned themselves with them, and specifically with regard to technology, investment, socioeconomic and foreign affairs policy?
Can you shed some light on this question?