Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Hello to you and the other members.
Thank you very much for the invitation to appear before the committee to discuss the Public Accounts of Canada. I am pleased to be here in my role as Comptroller General of Canada.
For the 14th consecutive year, the Auditor General has issued an unmodified opinion on the government's financial statements. This is a testament 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 that we have enjoyed.
Mr. Chair, we submitted a slide presentation outlining some of the key financial results for the fiscal year ending on March 31, 2012. We can go through the presentation, or if you would prefer, we can go straight to the questions from the committee.
Thank you.