Okay, colleagues, we are going to recommence for our second hour.
Joining us now are two witnesses.
Mr. Wark is a senior fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation.
Mr. Wark, welcome back, long time no see.
Also, Dr. Christian Leuprecht, professor, Royal Military College of Canada, is joining us by video conference.
Colleagues, we'll follow the same set of protocols we always do.
Dr. Leuprecht, I'm going to turn the floor over to you for up to five minutes, followed by Mr. Wark, who will have five minutes, and then we'll get into our round of questioning.
Colleagues, as a friendly reminder again, particularly to witnesses, please make sure that when you're not using your earpiece you have placed it down on the sticker in front of you.
With that, Dr. Leuprecht, we are going to turn the floor over to you for five minutes, sir.