Thank you, Chair.
I'll be sharing my time with Mr. Harvey.
Thank you, witnesses, for being here today.
Mr. McGuinty and Mr. Cullen have made comments expressing concern regarding Madam Gélinas not being the commissioner anymore. This appears to have spurred the discussion we're having today. I don't know if that's accurate, but those comments have been made at more than one meeting.
When Madam Fraser was here on the 8th, she said the office has become a world leader in environmental auditing, that auditors from around the world have requested our advice, and that many of them have taken courses on environmental auditing that we have developed in Canada.
After your testimony and the questioning is done, this committee will be faced with the task of deciding what direction we will recommend to the government. We have had you, the Auditor General, and Mr. Thompson, the new acting commissioner. Each of you is providing the committee with a different recommendation.
My first question is this. Do you agree with the comment of the Auditor General that we are world leaders and that countries are seeking our advice about structure?