Good morning, everyone.
Welcome to the third meeting of the Standing Committee on National Defence. Pursuant to Standing Order 81(5), we are going to study the supplementary estimates (C) 2009-2010: Votes 1c and 5 under “National Defence”, referred to the committee on Wednesday, March 3, 2010.
It is an honour to have with us the Minister of National Defence, the Hon. Peter MacKay.
Before starting our session, I will ask all the members to use their time in an efficient manner. I will manage your time very strictly. I want to be fair to each member to be sure that everyone has time to ask their questions. So if you are too long with your questions, members, I will interrupt you and ask you to be more precise.
The same thing goes for the minister.
It is a privilege for us to welcome you here. You have 12 minutes to make your presentation, which I am looking forward to very much. Thank you for being with us and welcome to our committee. The floor is yours.