Thank you, Madam Chair.
I'd like to begin by saying hello to all the committee members.
As you mentioned earlier, I am joined by a few of my counterparts from other departments.
I will offer some very brief opening remarks, in order to leave maximum time for questions.
The Auditor General's report clearly identifies where departments need to collaborate more effectively on Arctic waters surveillance. National Defence welcomes those observations and agrees. Defence is directly implicated in both recommendations one and two of the Auditor General's report. The department fully agrees with both recommendations and has developed corresponding management action plans for each. I will stress that some of this work is complicated and multi-year in nature.
If you wish to get into some of the details of those action plans, I would be happy to do so with the help of my colleagues, as appropriate.
I will stop here so that we have enough time to answer your questions. In any event, it's a pleasure for me to be here.
Thank you, Madam Chair.