Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Thank you very much, ministers, for appearing in front of the committee.
Minister Kenney, thank you especially for appearing before this committee today, and congratulations on your appointment.
Seeing that this is the national defence committee, could you please explain to us and all Canadians why it is so important, from a national defence perspective, to have members from our Canadian Armed Forces abroad contributing to the fight against ISIL?