Welcome back to committee.
We'll proceed with a briefing on the ministerial mandate letters.
I would like to make a few comments for the benefit of the witnesses.
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I would like to welcome our witnesses. We have the Honourable Kamal Khera, Minister for Seniors; Alexis Conrad, senior assistant deputy minister; Cliff Groen, senior assistant deputy minister; Lori MacDonald, senior associate deputy minister; and Annette Gibbons, associate deputy minister.
We'll start with Minister Khera for five minutes, please.
Minister, you have the floor.