Thank you, Chair. Thanks to all of the witnesses for appearing before this committee on a very important issue.
I'm glad that we are examining legislation on an important issue that the Harper Conservatives did little to nothing to address in over a decade in government.
My first question is for Mr. Tohti.
Mr. Tohti, thank you for being here. Thank you for your relentless advocacy for the Uyghur people. I know it has not been without personal cost.
Last year, you told the ethics committee about threats you received in July 2020 before your testimony at another parliamentary committee. Could you please talk about that and other ways the Chinese government tries to intimidate and silence people like you, who are standing up for the human rights of the Uyghur people?