Thank you, Chair.
I just have some thoughts to share with you.
I represent a riding where over 30% of the population declare themselves as Chinese Canadians. The most recent census shows that over 5% of the Canadian population self-identify as Chinese Canadians.
To me, being a member of Parliament, I try really hard to differentiate the policies or politics between Canada and China, and the issues that happen that are sometimes very problematic within our Canadian Chinese community here. I just want to make sure that, while we are maintaining a high alert on foreign interference or bad actors, if you will, on our soil, there is a huge number of Chinese Canadians and Chinese Canadian entrepreneurs who are contributing to our economy, our supply chain and so forth.
I don't imagine that incidents like this will cast a shadow on Chinese Canadian entrepreneurs, because they're Canadian first. They're doing business. I don't want any of these studies—I'm sure my colleagues will probably feel the same way—to in any way diminish Canadian companies that may or may not be owned by a Chinese Canadian and their chance to supply their goods and services to our government.
That's just a thought.