I call the meeting to order.
Colleagues, it's 8:15 and I see quorum. We're on time, and time is always the enemy here.
We have the first hour directed to the changes, if you will, in the threat assessment as they've happened in the last few weeks.
We have before us familiar witnesses. We have Eric Laporte, executive director of the international security policy and strategic affairs bureau at GAC. From the Department of National Defence, we have Major-General Greg Smith and Major-General Robert Ritchie.
You've agreed among yourselves that Major-General Smith is doing the five-minute opening statement, and then we'll go to questions after that.
Major-General Smith, go ahead.