I will now call the meeting to order.
On behalf of all members of the committee, I want to extend to everyone a very warm welcome.
This meeting, called pursuant to the Standing Orders, is to deal with selected departmental performance reports for 2008-09.
For the benefit of everyone, we decided to take two performance reports from the various government departments and we selected them randomly, out of a hat. So you were selected out of a hat. We're very pleased to have you here today.
We're going to divide this meeting into two parts.
First of all, we have with us, from the Department of Transport, Yaprak Baltacioglu, deputy minister. She's accompanied by André Morency, assistant deputy minister, corporate management and crown corporation governance, corporate services.
From the Treasury Board, we have back before us Alister Smith, assistant secretary, who was before us last week, and he's accompanied by Amanda Jane Preece, executive director.
From the Office of the Auditor General of Canada, we have Neil Maxwell, assistant auditor, and Tom Wileman, principal.
Again, welcome.
We are going to start with opening remarks from Madam Baltacioglu.