Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'm always amazed how the war in Iraq is brought into talk about a security and prosperity agreement here in Canada and how we can move the goods and services across the borders a little bit more easily.
I have enough questions for about 20 minutes, but I have only seven minutes, so we're going to try to make this go as quickly as possible.
Mr. Hart, how long were you with DFAIT? What's your history with foreign affairs and trade?