Thank you very much, Ms. Biggs.
Just before we go to the first round, I want to point out, for the benefit of our visiting auditors and their staff, that this of course is a regular meeting of the Canadian public accounts committee. We're having a hearing on a performance report that was tabled last fall dealing with our Canadian International Development Agency. In the extensive performance report, the auditor made a number of recommendations regarding the effectiveness and efficiency of that agency, and we are now having a hearing.
We heard from the Auditor General previously. We've heard from the Canadian International Development Agency. Now we're going to have questions from the various members of Parliament on the committee, and then after the conclusion, the committee will write a report, and that report will be tabled in Parliament.
I should point out for our visitors that this country has, of course, two official languages. Probably the first and the second member of Parliament will be asking their questions in French, so I'd ask you, if you haven't done so already, to put on your translation devices if you do not speak French. The first and second questions will probably be in French or a combination of French and English.
That's just a little background on the hearing. We'll go now, for the first round of seven minutes, sept minutes, to Monsieur Dion.