Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you to all of the witnesses for their testimony.
I'm going to begin with the Ukrainian Canadian Congress.
You've heard the testimony from all the witnesses. As heard from the previous panel, Bill S-8 went through the legislative process in the Senate almost a year ago. I'm going to ask you to comment on the speed, the urgency and the concerns that have been raised in the testimony from witnesses you've heard, and I assume also at the Senate. The Senate made its decision. That is also now what this committee is weighing.
Can you comment on the urgency of this situation? A driver here was the illegal invasion of Russia into Ukraine. The goals of this legislation are something that we all support around the table. Can you help us with our deliberations?