Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
It's a pleasure for me and the officials to be here today to discuss supplementary estimates. As you know, the minister will be back next week to carry on the discussion.
With your permission, Mr. Chair, Cal Hegge, who is the acting assistant deputy minister for human resources and corporate services, and the department's senior financial officer, will give a very brief presentation on the supplementary estimates to provide some background.
And as always, we will be pleased to answer any questions you may have.