I call this meeting to order. This is meeting number 6 of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts. The matter before us is the spring 2011 report of the Auditor General of Canada, which has been forwarded to us from the House after it was tabled in June.
I would advise colleagues to be aware that this meeting is being televised. I will also welcome our interim Auditor General, Mr. John Wiersema. I'll ask him in just a moment to introduce his delegation.
But before that, I'd like to bring to the attention of colleagues that we have a distinguished guest with us today, and that is Dr. Mohammad Sharif Sharifi. He is in his tenth year of serving as Afghan Auditor General.
Welcome, sir. We're pleased to have you here. We wish you safe travels during your time here in our country, sir.