Thank you very much, Carolyn.
Perhaps I'll begin by asking Dr. Downie about the reaction there has been from the academic, scientific, and research community in response to this appointment. Also, perhaps you could talk a bit about some of the people supporting efforts to annul this nomination and about the number of people who have signed a petition.
And then I'd like to ask Dr. Trudo Lemmens to talk about some of the ways in which other countries have actually handled this issue so as not to leave the impression that this is a normal pattern around the world.