Good morning, colleagues.
Let's proceed with our meeting this morning. We will be discussing the main estimates of the Chief Electoral Office.
I would like to advise members that this meeting is being held in public.
I would like to also suggest that if time permits, members remember that a draft report was tabled at the last meeting regarding private members' business. If we have time, we'll deal with that at the end of this meeting. If not, we will obviously have to defer it to the next meeting.
Colleagues, we are dealing with the Chief Electoral Office during the first hour of this meeting. For the second hour we have the Commissioner of Elections appearing before us. Clearly we do not have to finish this estimates discussion. We can have the Chief Electoral Officer back at another time, should we feel that we need more time.
You have been provided with the estimates page from the blue book for this morning's discussions. As well, some notes from Mr. Mayrand were circulated this morning.
I would like to introduce Mr. Mayrand.
Thank you very much for coming this morning. Please introduce yourself and the officials you brought with you today.
Thank you.