I'd like to welcome everyone to the defence committee to continue our discussion about diversity within the Canadian Armed Forces.
I'd like to welcome Lieutenant-General Lamarre, Lieutenant-General Lanthier, Rear-Admiral Cassivi and Commodore Patterson. Thank you, all, for coming.
Before we get started, I think you probably all know that we just returned from Mali. It was an unbelievable experience. The troops are setting the bar pretty high for the task they've been asked to do within Op Presence in support of MINUSMA. I wanted to let you know personally that we were very, very impressed. Please pass that down the chain. It was really an unbelievable experience.
I'm going to turn the floor over to you, Lieutenant-General Lamarre, for your opening remarks, sir.