Good morning, everyone.
This is meeting number 18 of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts.
I remind everyone today, as I do every meeting, that we are televised. Please turn your phones to silent mode, so that we aren't interrupted and as a courtesy to our guests as well.
Today we're conducting a hearing on Report 5, Canadian Army Reserve—National Defence, of the Spring 2016 Reports of the Auditor General of Canada.
Appearing before us today, we have Michael Ferguson, Auditor General of Canada, and Gordon Stock, principal.
As well, we have from the Department of National Defence, Bill Jones, senior associate deputy minister; Marquis Hainse, commander, Canadian Army; Derek Joyce, deputy commander, military personnel command; Paul Bury, chief, reserves and cadets; and Rob Roy MacKenzie, chief of staff, army reserve.
Welcome to all.
We have an opening statement from the Auditor General.
Mr. Christopherson, on a point of order.