Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, and to Mr. Ferguson for being with us today.
I went through your CV, and I think it's an incredible CV in terms of the breadth of commitment and also the knowledge that you have.
I'm looking at what your premier has said:
He's outstanding, he's a leader, and quite frankly that's one of the reasons why he became deputy minister of finance in New Brunswick. It's certainly a difficult time in the province's history. I value the integrity and credibility of the man and the quality of the work he completed when he was auditor general in New Brunswick.
I don't think those words would come lightly from any leader of any province or from any leader of a country. I'm going to focus, Mr. Ferguson, on what you've done, to help us understand how some of the things are going to lead to what you are nominated to do.
Knowing that you are the former auditor general of New Brunswick and were also the comptroller general in New Brunswick, I wonder whether you could help us understand a little about those positions provincially, their functions, and how they are similar to and how they may differ from the positions federally.