Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the 21 st meeting of the Standing Committee on National Defence. Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), we are going to continue our study of the role of Canadian soldiers in international peace operations after 2011.
We have the pleasure of having with us three witnesses today. We will start with Mr. Hampson, who is
Chancellor's Professor and Director of the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University.
Welcome.
We also welcome Ernie Regehr, co-founder of Project Ploughshares; Adjunct Associate Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies at Conrad Grebel University College at the University of Waterloo and Fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation. We also welcome Paul Samson, Director General of the Strategic Policy Directorate at the Canadian International Development Agency.
Thank you, gentlemen. I am going to give each of you from five to seven minutes to make your presentations.
After that, the members will have time to ask you questions.
The floor is yours, Mr. Hampson.