Thank you, Madam Chair.
We are very pleased to be here today to present my fifth status report, which was tabled in the House of Commons on February 13. I'm also pleased that we are reporting satisfactory progress in five areas.
I'm accompanied today by Richard Flageole, who is responsible for the passport chapter; Ronnie Campbell, who is responsible for the chapter on advertising and public opinion research; John O'Brien, who is responsible for the audit on managing the coast guard; and Aline Vienneau, who is responsible for the audit on heritage properties.
I will just break for a second to express apologies to Mr. Wrzesnewskyj, who's going to hear this opening statement for the second time.