Thanks, Madam Chair.
Thanks, Ms. Ryan, for being here today.
I note that the process that brought you to us today was quite broad and competitive, so congratulations on being here and making it this far. It's great to have you before committee to talk about your experience.
Before I turn it over, I want to say that I will share my time with my colleague, Steeve Lavoie.
I wanted to correct the record on something that I've heard from opposition members numerous times. There is precedent for an interim PBO. We thank Jason Jacques for serving in that capacity. I know that he's spent 16 years in the PBO, done remarkable work and continued to do that in the role of interim PBO.
In 2013, from March to September, there was an interim PBO when Kevin Page stepped down under Prime Minister Harper, which was roughly a six-month time period. Interim PBOs are not unheard of. There is a limit to the time period. We thank Jason Jacques for having done the role in the interim while the process was under way to search out and find the next permanent PBO.
I'll hand it over to Mr. Lavoie to ask some questions.