Colleagues, I call this meeting to order. It's meeting number 94 of the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates.
We have with us today a number of witnesses who will be talking about the government's communications policy pertaining to government advertising.
Before we begin, I'm just going to check with our technicians, as we do have video conference participants from Toronto. We were trying to get the video conference established before we commenced. I see we don't have it yet, although we should within a matter of minutes.
We wanted to have our witnesses from Toronto give their opening statements first, but I think we'll start with some of our other witnesses since we don't have the video conference link established.
Number two on my list is Madam Baird from the Treasury Board Secretariat.
Madam Baird, welcome to committee. Perhaps you wouldn't mind giving us your opening statement, please.