Ladies and gentlemen, we will start the meeting. Today we are hearing from the Honourable Michael Fortier, the Minister of Public Works. We are meeting to discuss the estimates, which are the main task of our committee. I believe the budget of Public Works and Government Services Canada appears at Votes 1, 5 and 10. Thank you for accepting our invitation, Mr. Fortier.
In the first round, members will have seven minutes to ask questions. That will include response times. If a member asks a question that is too long, the witness will not have time to answer. We will start with the Liberals.
Minister, do you have anything to tell us? I'll allow you 10 minutes.