Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Welcome to our witnesses.
It's a great immigrant success story, coming to Canada in the middle of the winter and surviving to tell about it. Thank goodness your father had the foresight to hide your passport.
And thank you for your presentation here, Mr. Dhesi. This is very thorough and complete.
I have one question for both of you. What we often take for granted in Canada is not the norm in many countries of the world, and that is a very highly respected, well-educated civil service that plays by the rules, that understands the rule of law, and quite frankly is not corrupt. That sometimes puts us at a disadvantage in other locations. I'm certainly not saying that all other jurisdictions suffer from corruption, but we know there is corruption in some other jurisdictions.
So here's my question to you. We have been aggressively working on a FIPA, a foreign investment promotion and protection agreement, with the Indian government. We felt several times that we were nearly there, and every time we get pushed back a little bit. How important is it to actually sign this FIPA to protect not just Canadian foreign direct investment and investment on the ground in India, but also Indian foreign direct investment here in Canada, and to nurture and enhance that?
Whichever one of you wants to go first, please do.