I'd like to call the meeting to order.
Welcome to the first meeting of this session of Parliament. I'd like to publicly welcome again our three new members: Monsieur Lussier, Mr. Hubbard, and Mr. Holland.
Colleagues, we have with us today the Auditor General, Sheila Fraser. She's accompanied by assistant auditors Ronnie Campbell and Hugh McRoberts. She is going to start the presentation of her October 2007 report, which was filed in Parliament approximately two weeks ago.
What I've proposed to do, colleagues, is to go to 11 o'clock. I will ask members of the steering committee--Mr. Christopherson, Monsieur Laforest, and Mr. Sweet--just to stay around for five minutes after. I just want to have a very brief conversation.
Having said that, I will now turn the floor over to Mrs. Fraser for opening comments.