Good morning. Thank you, Mr. Chair, for the opportunity to appear before the committee to discuss our recent reports.

I would like to begin by acknowledging that we are gathered on the traditional unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinabe people.

You've introduced who is joining me today. We also have other members of our management team responsible for a few of the other audits that are present so that we can fully address any questions that the members may have.

Before turning to our reports, I would like to take a moment to briefly outline the role of my office for the benefit of members newly appointed to this committee, while also acknowledging those of you who are returning and who are already familiar with our mandate.

As Auditor General of Canada, my role is to provide Parliament with independent and objective information on how public funds, programs and services are managed on behalf of Canadians, supporting your efforts to hold government organizations to account. We do this through financial audits, performance audits and special examinations of Crown corporations.

Within my office, the commissioner of the environment and sustainable development plays a key role in auditing the federal government's actions on environmental protection and sustainable development, and in monitoring progress towards Canada's climate and sustainability commitments. Together, we are happy to support Parliament and all of its committees in any way that we can.

Your insights and feedback are vital to shaping our work. We exist to serve Parliament and strive to continuously adapt to meet your needs. For example, our update on past audits was launched in 2021 to answer Parliamentarians' questions about departments' progress in implementing our previous recommendations. We received feedback from the House of Commons and the Senate, and we will be introducing a new approach to following up on recommendations in the near future.

Turning now to our recent reports, we will be making a joint opening statement, beginning with the commissioner.