Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. We'll call the meeting to order.
This is the sixth meeting of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, Tuesday, March 10, 2009. The orders of the day are the main estimates 2009-10, votes 1, 5, and 10 under Citizenship and Immigration, and supplementary estimates (C), 2008-09, votes 1c and 5c under Citizenship and Immigration.
We have as our guests this morning the Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism. He is accompanied by members from the ministry: Mr. Richard Fadden, who is the deputy minister, and Mr. Wayne Ganim, who is the chief financial officer for the finance branch.
Good morning to the three of you.
Minister, you've done this a few times before. You'll have some introductory comments, followed by questions from the members.
Thank you, sir, for coming.