Good afternoon, everyone. I call this meeting to order. Welcome to meeting number 69 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Natural Resources.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the committee is meeting for a briefing by the commissioner of the environment and sustainable development and officials, or other lead investigators, I'm assuming, on the 2023 reports 1 and 5.
We're in a hybrid format. Mr. Angus is online. He knows the drill and so do our colleagues here who have been before us, as well.
I'm going to use the handy clock system, so I will give 30-second notices with the yellow card, and I'll use the red card when time is up. Don't stop mid-sentence, but finish your thought, and we'll move to the next speaker.
For this first panel, I would like to welcome our witnesses. From the Office of the Auditor General, we have Jerry DeMarco, commissioner of the environment and sustainable development; Kimberley Leach, principal; and Isabelle Marsolais, director.
Welcome to all of you.
Mr. DeMarco, you have five minutes for an opening statement. When you're ready, I will start the clock, and then we'll get into rounds of questions after that.