Good afternoon, everyone. I call this meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number 48 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates, a.k.a. the mighty OGGO.
Pursuant to the motion adopted by the committee on Wednesday, January 18, 2023, the committee is meeting on the study of federal government consulting contracts awarded to McKinsey & Company.
One of our witnesses is running late because of traffic and the snow not getting cleared in Ottawa, so we're going to our first witness for his opening statement. Hopefully, Ms. Clarke will be here in time for her statement.
We welcome back Mr. Sean Boots. You have five minutes for your opening statement, please.
Before you start, committee, I'm letting everyone know that I'll need about 15 or 20 minutes in the second hour to do some housekeeping work.
Please, go ahead.