Colleagues, I call this meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting 10 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates.
Colleagues, before we start, I would like to go over the schedule for committee meetings next week, as approved by the whips of all parties.
Next week, on Monday, May 11, we will be meeting from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. That's eastern time, of course.
On Friday, May 15, we will be meeting from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., again eastern time.
Colleagues, I would like to take five minutes at the end of today's meeting to talk about the witnesses we will be inviting to appear after May 15.
I have a couple of general comments that I think everyone is familiar with.
When speaking, wait until you are recognized. Speak slowly and clearly. If you are speaking in English, ensure that you are on the English channel. Conversely, if you're speaking in French, make sure you're on the French channel.
To the President of the Treasury Board, if you're planning to alternate between languages, just make sure you are switching the interpretation channel to the language in which you will be speaking. Also, we would ask you to please pause briefly between switching languages so that our interpreters will be able to make the necessary adjustments.
With that, colleagues, I would invite the President of the Treasury Board to make a brief opening statement.
Welcome, Mr. Duclos....
You might have to unmute your mike, Minister.