Colleagues, I want to bring this meeting to order. Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), we are doing a study of Canada's development finance initiative. As per the request of the committee, I would like to welcome Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, who is the Minister of International Development and La Francophonie.
Minister, welcome to the committee.
With the minister are Diane Jacovella, deputy minister, international development, and Elissa Golberg, assistant deputy minister, strategic policy.
Welcome.
Colleagues, we have an hour. We'll try to stick to our time frame. We'll turn the floor over to the minister for her opening remarks and then, as per usual, we'll go straight into questions.
Minister, I'll turn the floor over to you.