Thank you very much, Mr. Chair, and thank you, Mr. Ferguson, for being here today.
We had an opportunity to meet when you were in Quebec City for the national meeting of auditors general and public accounts committees. I'd like to go back to some of the things you've had to do with your own public accounts committees in New Brunswick. During your remarks, one of the things you mentioned is the trust that is required in order to make sure Canadians get the results they deserve from the Auditor General's office, and from this committee as well. Perhaps you could expand on the relationships you had with your provincial counterparts, and how you would ensure that relationships with our committee remained such that we'll also have that confidence, which seems evident from what we hear from so many people—colleagues—who have endorsed your nomination.