I now call this 42nd meeting of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts to order.
We have with us today Mr. Alexander, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence, who returns. Welcome.
Mr. Hawn, welcome back again.
We're also joined by Mr. John McKay, my former colleague on the national defence committee, who is the national defence critic for the Liberal Party. Welcome, sir.
And the Honourable Bob Rae, interim leader of the Liberal Party, is here with us also. Welcome, Mr. Rae.
With that, folks, today will be a regular two-hour meeting. The first hour will be with the Parliamentary Budget Officer. The second hour will be a resumption of our discussions and questions with the deputy ministers.
Are there any questions, comments, or concerns about the agenda as I've outlined it?
Very well, we'll move forward.
Mr. Page, welcome, sir. I would ask you to introduce your delegation and present your opening remarks. Then we'll begin our questions and comments, in rotation.
Colleagues, I want to remind you that with one hour we won't quite make the regular rotation. I'll leave it with you whether we will just exhaust it as far as we can or if some members have some creative idea they'd like to approach. Notwithstanding that, we'll begin the regular procedure. When we run out of time, we run out of time. Then we'll start the second hour of our meeting.
Agreed? Very good.
Mr. Page, you now have the floor, sir.