Ladies and gentlemen, I call the meeting to order. I'm a big believer in punctuality and starting on time. It's 8:45 and we have quorum. I think we'll start.
This is the continuing study of the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act, also known as the whistle-blowers protection act.
We are very pleased to have with us the Auditor General of Canada, Mr. Ferguson, and Mr. Chamberlain, representing the Association of Canadian Financial Officers.
Mr. Ferguson, I believe you have a short opening statement. Following that, we'll have Mr. Chamberlain's short statement. We'll follow that with a round of questions from all of our committee members.
Mr. Ferguson, welcome to our committee. The floor is yours.