I will call the meeting to order.
I'd like to thank the minister and the officials for appearing before the committee. As is normally the practice, the minister will have an opening statement and then there will be questions from the various parties with respect to the statement. I would give the minister about an eight-minute warning and then at ten minutes we'd like the minister to conclude, if she could. The parties are anxious to be sure we get suitable rounds of questioning in.
So if everyone's earpieces are working, we will commence with the minister's presentation. Thank you, Minister, for appearing, and go ahead with your presentation.