Good afternoon, colleagues.
This is meeting number 49 of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, Monday, March 20, 2017. I would remind everyone today that our committee is televised.
Before we begin, I also want to welcome a representative of the public accounts committee of Kenya, who is in the audience today. We look forward as a committee to meeting with you after, but certainly we welcome you here today. You're accompanied by the first counsellor of the high commission, Mr. Afande. It's good to have you here with us.
Today we are studying Report 2—Income Tax Objections—Canada Revenue Agency, of the Fall 2016 Reports of the Auditor General of Canada.
Appearing as witnesses, we have today, from the Office of the Auditor General of Canada, Ms. Nancy Cheng, assistant auditor general; and Monsieur Jean Goulet, principal. Also, from Canada Revenue Agency, we have Mr. Bob Hamilton, commissioner of revenue and chief executive officer; and Mireille Laroche, assistant commissioner, appeals branch.
I understand that each of our witnesses today has an opening statement before we turn to questions from the members of Parliament on our committee. I would invite Ms. Cheng to proceed with an opening statement.