I call this 80th meeting of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts to order. I welcome our guests.
Prior to turning to our guests, I would just mention to colleagues, again, as we did at the last meeting when we had a hearing, that there are a number of business items in our work plan that we need to address. Assuming there will be time at the end of this hearing, I will then move us into a business meeting to conduct that part of it. However, that will be at the end.
We will now move forward. Today we are studying chapter 7, Long-Term Fiscal Sustainability—Finance Canada, of the Fall 2012 Report of the Auditor General of Canada.
We have with us representatives from the Auditor General's office and the Department of Finance. I will ask Ms. Cheng and Monsieur Robidoux to introduce their delegations and to make their presentations with any opening remarks.
Ms. Cheng, you have the floor.