Thanks very much, Madam Chair.
Mr. Sidhu brought up the Indo-Pacific strategy, so I thought I would ask a couple of questions related to that.
It was launched in November 2022. In March 2023, Professor Hugh Stephens wrote an article, saying:
While it is expected that some details will be lacking when a new comprehensive strategy is unveiled, the lack of specificity and details on the paths to implementation of many of the IPS’s elements is concerning.
It's almost a year later. I want to talk about some of these things that have been announced.
The Indo-Pacific agriculture and agri-food office component of market diversification is $31.8 million over five years. What's the status of that? How much money has been spent? How many people have been hired?