Good morning. I call the meeting to order.
This is meeting number 10 of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts on Thursday, April 21, 2016.
If you weren't here earlier, I'll remind everyone that we are being televised today.
Today we are studying the fall 2015 report of the Auditor General of Canada, chapter 6, the Canada pension plan disability program.
We're thankful to have a number of witnesses again here this morning.
From the Office of the Auditor General we have Mr. Michael Ferguson, the Auditor General of Canada. We welcome you back, sir.
He is accompanied by Glenn Wheeler, a principal with the Auditor General's office.
From the Department of Employment and Social Development, we have Ian Shugart, deputy minister, and Benoît Long, senior assistant deputy minister, processing and payment services branch, Service Canada.
From the Social Security Tribunal of Canada, we have Murielle Brazeau, and also Margot Ballagh, vice-chairperson, appeal division.
From the Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada, we have Marie-France Pelletier, chief administrator, and Raynald Chartrand, executive director.
We have a number of opening statements from our witnesses, and again we welcome you all.
Auditor General, we will begin with you, sir.