Good morning, everyone. Thank you all for being here. We're here for the 144th meeting of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development.
The committee is continuing its examination of the main estimates 2019-20. We're hearing from the Minister of International Development, followed by officials from Global Affairs Canada.
I'd very much like to welcome, for her first time before our committee, the Honourable Maryam Monsef, Minister of International Development. With her today are Deputy Minister Diane Jacovella, and joining us once again, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Deputy Minister of Corporate Planning, Finance and Information Technology, Arun Thangaraj.
Minister, as is our practice, if you would like to take approximately 10 to 12 minutes for opening remarks, followed by which we will open it up to colleagues and have some questions.
I will remind colleagues that we're going to try to stick as closely as possible to the six minutes per question.
With that, Madam Minister, the floor is yours.