I call the meeting back to order.
We have with us today Mr. Howard Shatz from the RAND Corporation, by video conference. Thank you, sir.
From the Ukrainian Canadian Congress, we have Ihor Michalchyshyn, who is the executive director. He isn't feeling terribly well, so he's at home. We also have Orest Zakydalsky, senior policy adviser, who is here and who, I assume, is going to make the five-minute presentation.
We also have, somewhere in the building, Mr. Perry. Colleagues will note that Mr. Perry was originally not scheduled. There he is. Mr. Perry is here with his Christmas tie on. He has the socks on too. We'll check that out.
I just want to thank Mr. Perry for filling in at the last second. Up until about half an hour prior to the meeting, or maybe even 15 minutes before, it was not at all sure that we were going to be able to get the ambassador. Fortunately, she was able to make a connection and we were able to put in a full hour, but I want thank Mr. Perry for potentially bailing us out.
Again, thank you to all of you.
I'm going to start with Mr. Shatz. Sir, if you could open with a five-minute statement, that would helpful.
Thank you.