Thank you very much, and I'd like to welcome everyone once again.
I have a couple of notes for the new members. As the chairman, I've developed a habit that I think has been met with agreement on both sides.
Everyone, when it's your turn, you're restricted to a certain time. I allow members to ask questions to the end of that time, at which point, I allow witnesses to provide an answer. I ask that members do not interrupt the answer once your time has expired. If you do, I then cease the answer and move on.
This is designed as the committee's approach in wanting to get answers from our expert witnesses. It has worked for the last couple of years, and it is my intention.... I wanted to let new members know.
Watch your time. You want to wrap up if you're hitting that two-and-a-half-minute, five-minute or six-minute mark. Just be aware that the witnesses will be given the opportunity to answer. This habit has reduced any kind of showboating whereby we don't give witnesses a chance to answer. More importantly, it's provided answers to questions when we have many of them. I hope this will continue to meet with everyone's agreement.
I'd now like to welcome and introduce our witnesses. Thank you all for being here.
From the Office of the Auditor General, we have Karen Hogan, the Auditor General of Canada. We have Sami Hannoush, principal. We also have Maria Pooley. It's nice to see you again.
From the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, we have Michael Duheme, commissioner. Thank you for coming back. It's good to see you again, sir.
We also have Adam Palmer, assistant commissioner of national recruitment transformation, in from B.C. It's nice to see you as well, Mr. Palmer.
We're going to have opening statements from both Ms. Hogan and Mr. Duheme. You will have five minutes each.
Ms. Hogan, you have the floor, please.