Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I thank General Vance for his excellent testimony in both official languages.
I want to use this opportunity to wish all our armed forces members and their families a merry Christmas and a happy new year.
On October 3, the Iraqi president, who was elected earlier in the year appointed Adel Abdel-Mehdi to the position of prime minister. The latter is also the acting minister of defence and the interior.
Given that the Iraqi Parliament seems to be more divided than ever, can you paint us a picture of the relationship between Canada and the new Iraqi prime minister and tell us how that affects the relationship between our Canadian armed forces and the Iraqi forces?