Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, gentlemen, for being here this afternoon.
I wanted to pursue two topics. First of all, I wanted to come back to Haiti quickly, and then move to the upcoming G8 and G20.
With respect to our very successful and effective response to the tragic earthquake situation in Haiti, I wonder if you could perhaps elaborate and explain how earlier decisions to make specific investments in equipment and in our Canadian Forces have contributed to the very effective response that we saw from this government, from our Canadian Forces, both with respect to its rapidity and its coordinated fashion.