I call the meeting to order. I would like to welcome everyone to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage. I'll be filling in for our chair, Ms. Fry, for a while anyway. This is the 63rd meeting of our committee in the 42nd Parliament.
Pursuant to Standing Order 81(4), we are considering the main estimates 2017-18: vote 1 under Canada Council for the Arts; votes 1, 5, and 10 under Canadian Broadcasting Corporation; vote 1 under the Canadian Museum for Human Rights; vote 1 under Canadian Museum of History; vote 1 under Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21; vote 1 under Canadian Museum of Nature; vote 1 under Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission; votes 1 and 5 under Department of Canadian Heritage; votes 1 and 5 under Library and Archives of Canada; vote 1 under National Arts Centre Corporation; votes 1 and 5 under National Capital Commission; vote 1 under the National Film Board; votes 1 and 5 under the National Gallery of Canada; vote 1 under National Museum of Science and Technology; vote 1 under Telefilm Canada; and vote 1 under the National Battlefields Commission, referred to the committee on Thursday, February 23, 2017.
Appearing with us this morning is Minister Joly. With her is the deputy minister, Graham Flack, and the chief financial officer, Andrew Francis. Welcome and thank you for being here this morning.
I want to provide the minister with an opportunity for opening remarks, and then we'll get into the questions right after that.