I call the meeting back to order.
Welcome, Minister Sean Fraser, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities; and Minister Jenna Sudds, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development.
Welcome to the committee.
From the Department of Employment and Social Development, we have the deputy minister, Paul Thompson; Karen Robertson, chief financial officer; and Andrew Brown, associate deputy minister.
We'll begin with opening statements of up to five minutes, and we'll start with Minister Fraser.
Minister Fraser, you have the floor.