I call the meeting to order pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the study on the expenditure plans and the effectiveness of their implementation by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans.
I'd like to welcome our witnesses from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans: Larry Murray, who is the deputy minister; George Da Pont, the Commissioner of the Canadian Coast Guard; David Bevan, the assistant deputy minister of fisheries and aquaculture management; and Cal Hegge, the acting deputy minister, human resources and corporate services.
And of course, I would like very much to welcome the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, the Honourable Loyola Hearn, to the meeting today.
Welcome, Minister.