I call this meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number 40 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Accounts.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(g), the committee is meeting today to undertake a study on “Report 8: Emergency Management in First Nations Communities—Indigenous Services Canada”, of the 2022 reports 5 to 8 of the Auditor General of Canada, referred to the committee on Tuesday, November 15.
I would now like to welcome our witnesses. From the Office of the Auditor General, we have Karen Hogan, Auditor General of Canada; Glenn Wheeler, principal; and Doreen Deveen, director. From the Department of Indigenous Services, we have Gina Wilson, deputy minister; Valerie Gideon, associate deputy minister; Joanne Wilkinson, senior assistant deputy minister, regional operations, by video conference; and Kenza El Bied, director general, by video conference.
Ms. Hogan, you have the floor for five minutes.
Go ahead, please.