Good morning, everyone. Welcome to the 135th meeting of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts.
I'm standing in for the chair, so this is a bit new to me.
Welcome to our guests who are here to testify on report number two of the 2018 fall reports of the Auditor General of Canada on conserving federal heritage properties.
We have with us, from the Office of the Auditor General, Mr. Jerome Berthelette and Ms. Susan Gomez, who is the Director in charge of the studies.
From Parks Canada Agency, we have Mr. Michael Nadler, Acting Chief Executive Officer; Ms. Joëlle Montminy, Vice-President, Indigenous Affairs and Cultural Heritage Directorate; and Madame Genevieve Charrois, Director, Cultural Heritage Policies.
From the Department of National Defence, we have the Deputy Minister, Ms. Thomas, and Mr. Rob Chambers, Acting Assistant Deputy Minister, Infrastructure and Environment.
From the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, we have Mr. Kevin Stringer, Associate Deputy Minister, and Mr. Bill Varvaris, Director General, Real Property and Environmental Management.
Welcome to all.
We are starting with the Office of the Auditor General.
Mr. Berthelette, the floor is yours.