I call the meeting to order.
Good afternoon, colleagues, all those who are here with us in the gallery, and our witnesses. This is meeting 115 of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts on Monday, October 29, 2018.
We're here today in consideration of report 6, on employment training for indigenous people by Employment and Social Development Canada, in the 2018 spring reports of the Auditor General of Canada.
We're honoured to have with us, from the Office of the Auditor General, Mr. Michael Ferguson, Auditor General of Canada, and Mr. Glenn Wheeler, principal.
Welcome.
From the Department of Employment and Social Development, we have Mr. Graham Flack, deputy minister; Ms. Leslie MacLean, senior associate deputy minister and chief operating officer for Service Canada; and Ms. Rachel Wernick, senior assistant deputy minister, skills and employment branch.
Welcome today.
We apologize for our late coming. We had votes in the House. Thank you for your patience and for bearing with us. We look forward to your testimony.
We invite our Auditor General, Mr. Ferguson, to open.