Thank you, Mr. Chair and members of the committee.
Thank you very much for the invitation to appear before this committee to discuss the Public Accounts of Canada.
For the 13th consecutive year, the Auditor General has issued an unmodified opinion, formerly termed “unqualified opinion” on the government's financial statements. This testifies to the high standards of the government's financial statements and reporting.
I would like to thank the Office of the Auditor General for the continued professional working relationship we have enjoyed.
Mr. Chair, we have tabled a slide presentation outlining some of the key financial results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011.
We can go through the presentation, or if you would prefer, we can simply table the presentation and go straight to questions from the committee.