Colleagues, good morning.
I am pleased to be here with you.
We are here today for meeting number 122 of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs.
Today we are joined by Minister LeBlanc, as well as Ms. Drouin, to begin our study on documents requested by the commissioner of the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions.
Colleagues, we will begin as we normally do, with just a reminder that the official headsets have been provided for the health, safety and well-being of our interpreters. Please make sure that you place them on the stickers to the right or left of you when not in use.
We are joined today, as I mentioned, by the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, the Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs. As well, from the Privy Council Office, we have Ms. Nathalie Drouin, the deputy clerk of the Privy Council and national security and intelligence adviser to the Prime Minister.
Mr. LeBlanc, we will turn the floor over to you, sir. You have up to 10 minutes for opening remarks, following which we will go into our line of questioning.
Minister, the floor is yours.