At this point in time I'd like to call the meeting to order and to extend to everyone here a very warm welcome. Bienvenu à tous.
Before we start the meeting, I want to point out to the members of the committee and all public present that we're joined today by nine members of the Malawi Public Accounts Committee. We have their chair, Mr. Respicius Placid Dzanjalimodzi, and they're here on a tour of Canada and the United States dealing with governance and oversight. I'm going to be meeting with them tomorrow.
Mr. Dzanjalimodzi, perhaps I'll ask you and the members of the delegation from Malawi to stand up.
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On behalf of this committee, I want to extend to you all a very warm welcome to Canada and a warm welcome to this meeting.
Today we're dealing with the continuation of our hearings under chapter 9, “Pension and Insurance Administration--Royal Canadian Mounted Police”, pursuant to the November 2006 Report of the Auditor General of Canada.
The witnesses before us today are Acting Commissioner Beverley Busson; the assistant commissioner, community, contract and aboriginal policing services, Mr. Darrell LaFosse; and as an individual, Garry Loeppky.
I want to welcome each and every one of you to the committee. We'll swear the witnesses in before we get the opening statements.