I call this meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number three of the House of Commons Standing Committee on National Defence. Pursuant to Standing Order 81(4) and the motion adopted by the committee on Wednesday, October 14, we are meeting today to study the main estimates for 2020-21.
Before we get going, I would respectfully request a moment of silence for Corporal Choi, who was killed in a training accident this past weekend.
[A moment of silence observed]
I would now like to welcome our witnesses.
Today we have with us the Honourable Harjit Sajjan, P.C., MP, Minister of National Defence.
From the Department of National Defence we have Jody Thomas, deputy minister; Lieutenant General Mike Rouleau, vice chief of the defence staff; Cheri Crosby, ADM, finance and chief financial officer; Troy Crosby, ADM, materiel; Geneviève Bernatchez, judge advocate general, Canadian Armed Forces; and from the Communications Security Establishment, we have Shelly Bruce, its chief.
I'd like to invite the witnesses to begin with their statements.
Thank you very much.