Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
It is good to see everyone. Happy new year.
Thank you so much to our witnesses for coming back to the committee today. The last time, you were in the hot seat as well, and it was a bit of a difficult conversation. It seems we're off to a similar start today.
Mr. Ossowski, you mentioned the importance of highlighting just how much work—as well as Ms. O'Gorman—the CBSA does for Canadians in protecting our borders. I really think it's important for us to separate what's happening here from this important and integral work that we have, as well as, of course, what CBSA officers endured during the pandemic, very much on the front line, in dealing with a lot of the pent-up anger and hostilities, even from community members who were just dealing with the uncertainties of that time.
I want to thank you for everything you've done and for providing your testimony for this very important study. We all want to get to the bottom of what occurred. I very much appreciate your opening statements.
I'm going to take us through, step by step, how we got to this place. It is perhaps quite repetitive at this point because, again, this has been quite an ongoing saga.
Ms. O'Gorman, I'll begin with you. Can you confirm again for the committee, just for complete clarity, when the investigation into this matter was first launched, as far as your role as president is concerned?