Shawn Murphy at the Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Committee

I would like to call this meeting to order.

I extend to everyone a warm welcome.

Colleagues, this meeting has been called to receive the annual report of the Commissioner of Lobbying for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010. That report has been tabled in Parliament. To deal with it, we have us with us today the Commissioner of Lobbying, Karen Shepherd. She's accompanied by the deputy commissioner, René Leblanc, and senior counsel Bruce Bergen. On behalf of the committee, I want to welcome you Ms. Shepherd, Mr. Leblanc, Mr. Bergen.

First we're going to hear the opening comments from the commissioner. The floor is yours.