Thank you very much, Mr. Watts.
We're going to move to the questions, but with the help of Madam clerk, and for the benefit of members, I just want to read a specific part of the rules for committees. I think it will clarify why I made the rulings that I did. It says:
There are no specific rules governing the nature of questions which may be put to witnesses appearing before committees, beyond the general requirement of relevance to the issue before the committee. Witnesses must answer all questions which the committee puts to them. A witness may object to a question asked by an individual committee member. However, if the committee agrees that the question be put to the witness, he or she is obliged to reply.
I think that covers the questions in terms of those points of order.
On that note, we will now move to the questions and we will start with Mr. Young for seven minutes.