 Hello everyone, bonjour à tous. It's a real pleasure to be here with you for this virtual Open Government Partnership Leaders Summit. My friends, we have a unique opportunity to come together and put an end to the rise of authoritarian and populist politics, to safeguard fair electoral processes, and protect democratic freedoms. A lot has changed since Canada hosted the OGP Summit here in Ottawa in 2019. And I want to congratulate the Government of Argentina and civil society member Robin Hodus for their work and leadership as co-chairs during this unprecedented time. COVID-19 has changed the lives of people everywhere, and maintaining the trust of our citizens has never been more important or more difficult. In a short period of time, we all had to take action quickly to save lives. We had to bolster our healthcare systems, invest in social safety nets, and take steps to foster resilience in our economies. In other words, we had to be there for people in a way that we haven't had to in the recent past. And the OGP's Open Response and Open Recovery campaign has pushed us all to experiment and share best practices to make sure our citizens were being served responsibly, effectively, and above all else fairly. Yes, the pandemic has challenged all of us, but it has also provided us with an opportunity to become more agile, more open, and more focused on the people we've been elected to serve. The green government is not just a simple form of value or of data, it is a series of measures. These measures, when considered globally, have concrete and positive impacts on the lives of people. That is why we have published the details of all of the emergency services on our open government portal. That is also why we have put together a national application of exposure notifications that has been elaborated and put to the test with and for Canadians. An application recognized worldwide as one of the best for the respect of private life and security. And in the future, Canada will continue to explore challenges and possibilities linked to the fact of living in a more digital world. We have a real opportunity to work together to make sure this world is more human, more inclusive, and more open than ever before. So let's keep pushing. Let's keep working together to protect democratic rights and freedoms. And let's seize this opportunity to deliver the benefits and value of open government to all of our citizens.