Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I'd also like to thank our guests for being here today. I'm very pleased to have you here to testify before our committee.
I want to start by congratulating you on receiving—I'm going to go back to your notes—the 2012 public service award of excellence and the 2012 bronze award for innovative management from the Institute of Public Administration, as well as on being named both one of the national capital region's top employers and one of Canada's best diversity employers. I think this is something to celebrate, and I just wanted to repeat those accomplishments and get them on the record again.
You also said in your notes that PWGSC has shown leadership in the area of sound financial management and has instilled a culture of budget management excellence throughout the various program branches.
Earlier you talked a little bit about the department-wide client service strategy. I'm wondering if you could tell me a little bit more about that, because it is aimed at bringing a consistent and disciplined approach to the provision of services. How many client departments are there? Tell me a little bit more about that strategy.