We'll ask our witnesses now to start their presentations.
I understand that we have representatives here from two departments, the Department of Citizenship and Immigration and the Department of Industry. Both would like the opportunity to make brief, five- or ten-minute opening remarks. We'll certainly provide that.
But we should also be aware, committee members, that we need five or ten minutes at the very end of the meeting to give the clerk some direction on future witnesses. So we may have a limited number of speaking opportunities for questioning the witnesses.
Having said that, we're going to welcome, from the Department of Citizenship and Immigration, Mr. Lu Fernandes, director general of the passport program integrity branch.
Mr. Fernandes, I understand you'll be giving the briefing on behalf of your department. Please go ahead, sir.