Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome. This is meeting number 57 of the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities.
Today we're here to review the main estimates for 2015-16, and we're pleased to have with us, appearing for the first time as the minister to the committee, the Honourable Pierre Poilievre, Minister of Employment and Social Development.
Welcome, Minister, to your first official committee meeting.
We also welcome, along with the minister, people who have been here before. From the Department of Employment and Social Development, we have deputy minister Mr. Ian Shugart; senior associate deputy minister and chief operating officer at Service Canada, Ms. Louise Levonian; and Mr. Alain Séguin, the chief financial officer.
Also, joining us from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, we have Mr. Evan Siddall, president and chief executive officer.
Minister, because you're just a touch late, I guaranteed to the members that you would perhaps tag that extra five minutes onto your stay so we would have you for a full hour. I took the liberty of doing that.
We'll begin the meeting by proceeding with your comments and then move into members' questions. Please proceed.