Good morning, colleagues.
This is meeting 129 of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts for Tuesday, February 26, 2019.
We're here today in consideration of report 4, “Physical Security at Canada's Missions Abroad—Global Affairs Canada”, 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, Jerome Berthelette, assistant auditor general, and Carol McCalla, principal.
We also have, from the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development, Ian Shugart, deputy minister of foreign affairs; Heather Jeffrey, assistant deputy minister, consular, emergency management and security; and Dan Danagher, assistant deputy minister, international platform.
We welcome you all here. I would also remind members that we are televised today.
We will turn to Mr. Berthelette for his opening statement.