Thank you, Madame Chair.
And welcome, again.
There are two or three areas I'd like to explore. To use your words, I want to slip to the phantom positions just for a second--not to dwell on it, but just to be reassured. You've categorized it as irregularities. And the movement to and from ministers' offices that apparently took place--none of us want to see interference in any particular manner.
Could you elaborate? You mentioned you wanted to get a handle on this, and that we were going to have further examination. Obviously it's within the purview of this committee to potentially call ministers, department heads, whoever was directly involved with a possible shortchanging of the accountability and ethics of what we should be doing. Could you give us an update on the status of your investigation and where you see it going--timelines--and perhaps the depth of the investigation process you see your department carrying out?