I would like to call the meeting to order.
I want to welcome everyone here.
Welcome.
Colleagues, this meeting deals with chapter 10, “Management Tools and Government Commitments—Greening of Government Operations”, of the March 2008 Report of the Auditor General of Canada.
We're very pleased to have with us today, from the Office of the Auditor General of Canada, Ron Thompson, interim Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development. He is accompanied by Paul Morse, principal, sustainable development strategies, audits and studies; and Mr. David Willey, director, sustainable development strategies, audits, and studies.
We also have with us, from the Department of Public Works and Government Services, Daphne Meredith, associate deputy minister.
From the Department of the Environment, we have Ian Shugart, associate deputy minister. And from the Treasury Board Secretariat, we have Daniel Jean, associate secretary, and Michael Presley, executive director, regulatory affairs division.
On behalf of all committee members, I want to extend to everyone a very warm welcome.
I understand you have opening comments, Mr. Thompson, so I'm going to turn the floor over to you.