Thank you, Madam Chair. First of all, I would like to introduce three of my colleagues who are not at the table: Mr. Denis Bilodeau, Senior Advisor;
Beverley Holloway, chief operating officer; John Brunet, chief financial officer.
The Auditor General, in her recent report, has raised a number of recommendations and observations. We are, by and large, in agreement with the points that are raised, as indicated in the report.
I simply want to point out that I am personally extremely comfortable with the progress the Canada Firearms Centre has achieved in the last few years. If we look at the issues that were presented to the government in 2002 with the last report and look at the issues that are presented today, I can say with total confidence that we're providing parliamentarians with good information and accurate financial records. We have also managed to bring the budget down considerably for the Canada Firearms Centre over the last number of years.
I simply look forward to taking the questions of committee members.
Merci.