Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to our Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates. I'm standing in for Ms. Yasmin Ratansi today.
We'll get to our witnesses right away. We do have some committee business to deal with at the end, but we'll deal with all that hullabaloo when we're finished with you.
From the Privy Council Office, we have Simon Kennedy, who is the Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet, Plans and Consultation; and Marilyn MacPherson, who is the Assistant Deputy Minister of the Corporate Services Branch.
In the past, I've usually given each witness 10 minutes, up to a total of 20 minutes, for a presentation. I don't know if you've had a previous arrangement.