Mr. Chair, I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the interim commissioner, Ron Thompson, for his many contributions to the work of our office. Mr. Thompson has been trying to retire since 2006. Very fortunately for us, he stayed on to help us with a variety of pressing demands, including stepping in to act as interim commissioner in January 2007. Once again he has graciously agreed to stay to help the new commissioner during the transition, and in that role he will continue to appear before committee on his recent reports for the remainder of the parliamentary session.
We will soon be inviting committee members to an event we are organizing in Mr. Thompson's honour.
In conclusion, I would like to say that I take great pride in having the position of Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development with the Office of the Auditor General. I look forward to working with Mr. Vaughan and determining the future directions of our environment and sustainable development practice.
That concludes my opening remarks, Mr. Chair. We will be pleased to answer any questions the committee may have.
Thank you.