Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. We'll come to order, please.
Welcome to the 81st meeting of the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates, as we come to a conclusion of what's been a very interesting study on the energy efficiency of our government buildings and structures and public works.
We began this comprehensive study by inviting expert witnesses from the Department of Natural Resources and the Department of Public Works to set the stage for us as to the state of the nation, as it were, in this regard.
We've spoken to a lot of people from across the country and nationally and even internationally in this regard, so we thought it would be logical to invite the same witnesses back as a conclusion, a wrap-up, as it were. We may want to put questions to them based on the information we've gleaned in the course of our study.
We welcome back from the Department of Natural Resources, Mr. Geoff Munro and Carol Buckley; from the Department of Public Works, our old friend John McBain, who may be setting a record for the number of appearances before our committee; and Robert Laframboise, the director general of the Office of Greening Government Operations.
I understand you've talked about the order in which you will proceed, and we'll begin then with the opening remarks of John McBain.