Thanks, James.
Those of us who have kids and grandkids know that this is very difficult to deal with. You have our thoughts and prayers.
Thanks, James, and all the best.
With that, I'm again calling to order meeting number 51 of the Standing Committee on National Defence.
We adopted a motion on February 10 to get a briefing today on high-altitude surveillance balloons from the People's Republic of China. Of course, I anticipate that we'll go into subsequent events as well.
We have with us Lieutenant-General Alain Pelletier. It's good to see you again, sir. You're very familiar with the committee.
We also have Major-General Prévost. Again, I think we're going to start issuing frequent flyer points for your, sir. We appreciate your attendance here this morning.
With that, I'm going to ask Lieutenant-General Alain Pelletier—I'm assuming—for an opening five-minute statement.