Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Indeed, it is quite worrisome to see the state of affairs in which we find ourselves today. This is the first time I've been in a situation like this, where a witness agrees to appear before a House of Commons committee but refuses to answer questions from parliamentarians, even though we've sent an invitation several times and we've just passed a motion unanimously to compel this witness to answer questions. I saw what happened in the last few minutes with my colleagues, who were asking very good questions.
This is an extremely serious and important issue. We decided to study the issue of Russian disinformation in Canada, and Ms. Chen's name was one of the first names appearing on the motion because of what happened. I understand that Ms. Chen may be less comfortable answering questions about the case at hand. I will therefore start with a fairly simple question.
Madam, can you confirm that your name is Lauren Chen?