I call this 15th meeting of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts to order.
Colleagues, we have with us today the Auditor General of Canada, Mr. Michael Ferguson. Welcome, sir. It's always a pleasure to have you at our committee.
The orders of the day are to study chapter 2, “Access to Online Services”, of the fall 2013 report of the Auditor General of Canada.
Joining us today are two new colleagues, Mr. Cannan and Ms. Jones. We welcome both of them and hope they enjoy their time with us.
Without further ado, I will call on the Auditor General to give his opening remarks. Following that, we will hear from representatives of the Treasury Board Secretariat, Department of Employment and Social Development, Canada Revenue Agency, Department of Veterans Affairs, and Department of Industry. Apparently everybody has a short opening comment to make. I will let each of those departments introduce their delegation when their turn comes. After the Auditor General, Treasury Board will be up next.
Mr. Ferguson, you have the floor, sir.