You're welcome.
All right. I will now welcome our witnesses.
Joining us today from the office of the Auditor General are the Auditor General, Ms. Karen Hogan, and Mr. Nicholas Swales, principal. From the Department of National Defence, I would like to welcome Ms. Jody Thomas, deputy minister; Mr. Troy Crosby, assistant deputy minister, materiel group; and Major-General T.J. Cadieu, director of staff, strategic joint staff.
For those of you who are speaking, you will have five minutes to make your opening statements.
We'll begin with you, Ms. Hogan. You have the floor.