I call this meeting to order.
We are going to be operating under what is called reduced quorum. As long as I have three voting members of the committee here and at least one government member and one opposition member, we can proceed.
I believe our whips will all nod that this is true.
I thank the witnesses. I'm sorry that this has happened. Rarely do we have this much voting on a Thursday.
We have a little time before bells ring and we have to run back to the House for votes, but I thought we should try to hear testimony. We may not have time for questions, then the committee will decide what happens after that.
Let's begin.
By video conference, I'm going to start with Ms. MartÃnez Fernández from the International Crisis Group. You have about seven minutes to present your thoughts.