Canada-China Relations committee  You even have end products, which should be embraced. They're very good for climate, good for higher education and good for zero carbons and zero hunger. It's those global goals that unite us all: the STEM community, the social sciences and the humanities. However, without the proper governance filters that the transition takes end products through, some undermine global goals and miss entirely.

Canada-China Relations committee  Canada has to have something quite powerful to bring to the table. It's better to sometimes drill down and say, “Let's focus on these three things because we can offer weight in these areas” instead of spreading too thinly. I would like to focus in this regard on the armed forces.

Canada-China Relations committee  I have familiarity with its imposition in Africa and propping up its strategy in Africa, which is driven by infrastructural development and a very predatory financial model.

Canada-China Relations committee  It's akin to a bolstered threat vector, I would say, because the PRC has made a logistical system functional for national interests in a data-driven and digitalized world. It's laying down standards for the governance of the AI, data and algorithms that are making that network function, and it's spreading.

Canada-China Relations committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair and honourable members of the committee. The world has changed profoundly. The multilateralism model based on the rules-based order that Canada has subscribed to over the years has been undermined by geopolitical rivalry and a winner-take-all set of rules.