Thank you very much, Madam Chair. Just as it was in school, I get to go first because of my last name.
I'm going to keep my comments short. Certainly I appreciated the opportunity, although short, to chair the public accounts committee. I thought I'd come today because I really have a great deal of respect for all of the previous chairs we have here. I have had a chance to work with Mr. Murphy, Mr. Sorenson and certainly Mr. Christopherson. David and I actually sat on the committee in 2004 together.
I believe, David, that we did, didn't we, when we both showed up in Parliament?
I just want to reiterate what they're going to say, and I'm going to spend less time doing it only because they've spent more time with the committee and have had a chance to work longer.
The public accounts committee has a great reputation—