Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you for being here. I am very pleased that you accepted our invitation. I asked the committee to examine this matter because I felt it was urgent. I am delighted to hear that discussions are taking place with CIC and that progress is being made.
I take it—and you can clarify this for me—that this is a long-standing problem. The lack of progress on this issue forced you to resort to pressure tactics. That is probably not what you would call them, but I am referring to the directive sent out by the union to its pharmacists. I understood you to say that since the partners returned to the bargaining table and everyone seems to be acting in good faith, you intend to direct your pharmacists, at least as long as the process is ongoing, to continue delivering the same services that they have in the past.
Did I understand you correctly?