Yes.
Okay, perfect. I'm going to start.
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I would now like to welcome our witnesses: Paul Ledwell, deputy minister; Steven Harris, assistant deputy minister, service delivery branch; and Sara Lantz, acting assistant deputy minister, chief financial officer and corporate services branch.
First, I would like to inform you that I will be using cards to let you know your speaking time is almost up.
I know that you will not be able to use your five minutes' speaking time for your opening remarks, so we will go straight to the first round of six minutes of questions.
So, I invite Frank Caputo to begin.
Go ahead, Mr. Caputo.