That's it for opening comments.
We'll move into questions.
Before I do that, I would just remind members of the following:
The obligation of a witness to answer all questions put by the committee must be balanced against the role that public servants play in providing confidential advice to their Ministers. The role of the public servant has traditionally been viewed in relation to the implementation and administration of government policy, rather than the determination of what that policy should be. Consequently, public servants have been excused from commenting on the policy decisions made by the government
Mr. Eyking, you have seven minutes.