Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
It's a great honour for me to be sitting in on this committee. It's my first time at this committee. I find this quite fascinating.
I have just a couple of comments, and then some questions for the witnesses.
Thank you all very much for appearing today.
First of all, I'd like to say, regarding Mr. Fleury, who has nearly 42 years in public service, as I read here, that I congratulate him on all his years in public service. I understand that he indicated a desire to spend more time with his family and to pursue new endeavours. So certainly he's well entitled to that, and I wish him all the best.
Mr. Chair, I find it more than passing strange to hear Liberal members opposite talking about the need to depoliticize the IRB, or, frankly, any other board for that matter.