Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'd also like to thank the two witnesses.
Before I get into asking my questions, please allow me a few seconds to put forward a notice of motion.
I don't intend to debate it today. It's just to give notice. It will be distributed by e‑mail.
It reads as follows:
Given that the members of this committee learned at the end of June 2024 from an article in the Globe and Mail that the former Minister of National Defence, Harjit Sajjan, had allegedly ordered members of the Special Forces deployed by Canada in Afghanistan to carry out an evacuation operation in August 2021 involving 225 Afghans of the Sikh faith, thereby favouring the evacuation of individuals on the basis of their religious or ethnic affiliation, to the detriment of the evacuation of Canadians and allied Afghans, That, within 15 days of the adoption of this motion, the committee invite the following persons to testify in order to answer the committee's questions: a. the Minister of National Defence, Bill Blair, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mélanie Joly, as well as government officials, for a minimum of two hours; b. the former Minister of National Defence, Harjit Sajjan, for a minimum of two hours; c. the Chief of the Defence Staff at the time of the events; d. and any other witnesses the committee deems necessary; and that the committee reports its findings and recommendations to the House.
Gentlemen, I would like you to tell us about Ukraine's current requirements for 155‑millimetre shells. Where do we stand in terms of daily demand, for instance, the global capacity to supply them, and Canada's capacity to supply them as well?
If you have any indicators, even in general, I would appreciate it.