Before I begin my questions, I would like to once again recognize the legacy of Michael Ferguson and recall his enormous contribution to his office and his service to Canadians. His motto was “Do service well”, and our committee chose that as its motto for the legacy report that we prepared in the last Parliament.
I would like to thank Sylvain Ricard for his work as interim Auditor General for the past year and a half. He's done great work during his limited time in that role. It's difficult to be an interim office-holder, but he did so with courage and professionalism, and ensured that Michael Ferguson's legacy continued.
With that, congratulations to you, Ms. Hogan, on your nomination as Auditor General. You've been with the office for many years. You have served during the tenure of different governments, different Auditors General.
During this current time of crisis of funding for your office, what is your experience from your past service with different Auditors General under different governments? How does that inform you in how you're going to deal with the budget issue?