I call to order the 11th meeting of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts.
On behalf of all committee members, I want to welcome everyone here. This meeting is called pursuant to the Standing Orders to deal with chapter 3, "Contracting for Professional Services—Public Works and Government Services Canada", of the December 2008 Report of the Auditor General of Canada.
The committee is very pleased to have with us this afternoon the Auditor General, Sheila Fraser. She's accompanied by assistant auditor Ronnie Campbell and Tedd Wood, principal. From the Department of Public Works and Government Services we have François Guimont, Deputy Minister and accounting officer, and he's accompanied by Daphne Meredith, associate deputy minister. On behalf of the committee, I want to welcome everyone.
We'll start right away, and we'll ask the auditor for her opening comments.