Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
It's a pleasure to be here again before the members of this committee. This time, I'm here with two FOCAL researchers.
We will all be happy to answer questions about our brief, which we have prepared and sent to you, in support of Bill C-46.
Just let me note that our presentation will be a little bit different from some of the others you've seen. You've had a great deal of information on specifics of the agreement. We'd like to step back and look at context for the agreement, where it fits in, and why it's important for Canada.
As you know, we've engaged in this country in a process of--