Good afternoon, everyone.
This is meeting number 60 of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts. It is Monday, May 29, 2017. Today we are conducting a hearing on “Report 3—Preventing Corruption in Immigration and Border Services” from the spring 2017 reports of the Auditor General of Canada.
I'll also let our committee and those in the audience know that we are televised today. It is being recorded, so please turn your cellphones off; it prevents disruption. This would be very much appreciated.
In our audience today we're delighted to have the public accounts committee of Bangladesh as well as their auditor general.
Welcome. As a committee, we look forward to meeting with you and discussing public accounts as well as the business of your committee and our committee. We very much hope you have a good time learning here in Canada.
Appearing as witnesses today from the Office of the Auditor General of Canada are Mr. Michael Ferguson, Auditor General of Canada; and Nicholas Swales, principal with the Auditor General's office. From the Canada Border Services Agency we have John Ossowski, president; and Caroline Xavier, vice-president, operations branch. From the Department of Citizenship and Immigration we have Ms. Marta Morgan, deputy minister; and Mr. Robert Orr, assistant deputy minister, operations. From the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development we have Diane Jacovella, associate deputy minister.
Each of our guests has an opening statement.
I would invite our Auditor General to begin, please.