I have a point of order, Mr. Chair. I've tolerated this for the last five to 10 minutes. It's an attempt to go outside the scope of this particular hearing. This is simply to establish the qualifications of Mr. Patrone. We all understand that. This is not about the process by which he was actually nominated. That's the prerogative of the government.
Could we please, Mr. Chair, focus on the scope of this particular committee meeting--the qualifications of Mr. Patrone? I'd be glad to start questioning if they're not prepared to ask those questions.