Mr. Chair, I'm going to stop asking questions, because I can see they're refusing to answer each and every one.
When you appear before a committee, you need to do your homework and come prepared to answer parliamentarians' questions, which are legitimate. There are analysts who prepare questions and documents for us. I think that officials have access to everything that's prepared by the analysts, who do incredibly important work. Their work helps us, and I suppose that the witnesses who appear before the committee to answer parliamentarians' questions usually do their homework and come prepared.
What I'm seeing today, however, are people who made opening remarks that highlight certain points, but that are unable to answer when we ask them questions about the very points that they themselves raised. I think the departments ought to review the way they prepare their officials to come testify before our committees. It is pretty appalling.
I'll yield the rest of my time to my colleague from Edmonton Strathcona. Thank you.