Thank you, Madam Chair.
Through you, thank you to our witnesses for joining us.
It's been a fruitful conversation. I honestly wish we could have a little more time with these witnesses, but that's always the challenge with these types of meetings.
I want to begin with Monsieur Bordeleau and follow up on some of his expertise comparing the Five Eyes countries. The idea of a foreign influence registry has been mentioned a little bit. Here in Canada, consultations are ongoing. Earlier today, a Liberal-appointed senator sent out an open letter with some quite interesting observations, frankly, in opposition to such a registry. Obviously, there have been suggestions that this should exist in Canada. One of our former colleagues went so far as to table legislation on such a matter.
From your experience in looking at our Five Eye colleagues, what is the significance of such a registry? Why have some of our international colleagues gone down that road? What benefit does that hold for Canada as we undertake these consultations?