I call the meeting to order.
Welcome back to committee. I trust everyone had a good summer.
This is the 28th meeting of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates. The committee is meeting today to consider the study of expenditures related to the Office of the Governor General's Secretary.
Today's meeting is taking place in a hybrid format pursuant to the House order of June 23. Members are attending in person in the room and remotely, using the Zoom application.
Regarding the speaking list, the committee clerk and I will do our best to maintain a consolidated order of speaking for all members, whether participating virtually or in person. Unfortunately, we lost half an hour, but we will try to be as close to 5:30 p.m. as possible.
I would like to take this opportunity to remind all participants of this meeting that taking screenshots or taking photos of your screen is not permitted.
I would like to welcome the witnesses. With that, we'll have opening statements. We will go in order, starting with Ms. MacIntyre, then Mr. Wheeler and then Lieutenant-General Kenny.
Welcome and thank you very much for coming. You have five minutes for an opening statement.
We'll start with Ms. MacIntyre.