Thank you very much for sharing that information with us. We're very glad to see you back here in Canada, where we hope it's safer. I don't know about that some days, but we're glad that you're back and you're safe and everything is all right.
Continuing on, then, we have with us today, from the Canada China Business Council, Bijan Ahmadi, the executive director and chief operating officer, by video conference. From StrategicEffects, we have Michael Kovrig, executive director, who is well known and respected by all of us, not just here in Parliament but throughout Canada.
We're very happy to have you here with us, Mr. Kovrig.
We will open the floor with Mr. Ahmadi for remarks for up to five minutes, please.