Bobby Morrissey at the Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee

I am seeing consensus, Mr. Clerk.

Pursuant to Standing Order 81(4), I will now call vote 1 under the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.

I would like to welcome our witness, the Honourable Gregor Robertson, Minister of Housing and Infrastructure. With him, from the Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, we have Paul Halucha, deputy minister, and Michelle Baron, assistant deputy minister and chief financial officer, corporate management sector.

Minister, you have five minutes for an opening statement if you choose. Do you have an opening statement?