It's good to be here, and seeing you reminds me of all the good work we did together at the government operations committee. I'm sure those are exclusively fond memories for you, Mr. Chair, as they are for me.
Mr. Chair, I'd like to move a motion:
That the committee invite the Minister of National Defence and the Secretary of State (Defence Procurement) to appear before the committee for no less than 1 hour each, within 14 days of the adoption of this motion, in relation to their mandates and NATO defence spending.
I understand that this motion was put on notice previously, and of course it's important for the committee in the furtherance of its mandate to hear from the ministers responsible.
I understand that my colleague, the shadow minister, has more to say on this topic, so I'll leave my comments there on the motion.