Good afternoon, everyone.
I am very happy to welcome you to this televised meeting. This is the first time we use this room. We hope everything will go as planned.
This is the 42nd meeting of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, and we are studying the first of the fall 2016 reports of the Auditor General of Canada, entitled “The Beyond the Border Action Plan.”
From the office of the Auditor General of Canada, we welcome Mr. Michael Ferguson, Auditor General, and Mr. Martin Dompierre, Principal.
From the Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, we welcome Mr. Malcolm Brown, Deputy Minister, and Ms. Jill Wherrett, Acting Assistant Deputy Minister, Portfolio Affairs and Communications Branch.
From the Canada Services Border Agency, we have Mr. John Ossowski, president, and Monsieur Martin Bolduc, vice-president, programs branch. From the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, we have Monsieur Gilles Michaud, deputy commissioner, federal policing.
I've taken a peek at all your opening statements, and I'll just let you know that it's me here and not the chairman. Good afternoon, everyone.
Mr. Ferguson, the floor is yours.