Good morning, colleagues. This is meeting 125 of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts for Tuesday, January 29, 2019. This is our first meeting back after our holiday break over Christmas. Everyone looks so refreshed even though it's the morning. It's good to have you back. We'll see what you look like in about a week, but I'm sure you'll still keep looking good. It's also good to have Angela back after surgery. We have a new analyst as well, Sara, who has worked with the indigenous file before. We wish André all the best in his new ventures at the Auditor General's Office.
We are here today in consideration of report 5, “Inappropriate Sexual Behaviour—Canadian Armed Forces” of the 2018 fall reports of the Auditor General of Canada. We're honoured to have with us from the Office of the Auditor General Mr. Andrew Hayes, deputy auditor general, and Robyn Roy, director. From the Department of National Defence we have Ms. Jody Thomas, deputy minister; Lieutenant-General Paul Wynnyk, vice chief of the defence staff; Lieutenant-General Charles Lamarre, commander, military personnel command; and Ms. Denise Preston, executive director, sexual misconduct response centre.
We'll go to Mr. Hayes first for the opening statement from the Auditor General and then to Ms. Thomas.
Welcome.