Thank you.
I think it's important to clarify what we're doing today. First of all, we are here to discuss the supplementary estimates and there is historically an incredibly wide berth not only to ask about anything that's in the estimates but even about what's not in the estimates. Second, we are also here and these witnesses are here pursuant to the motion of this committee, which is to deal with matters that deal with the government's handling of COVID.
The issues that were before the House originated over concerns raised at the Winnipeg laboratory, which was dealing with viruses, and there is a clear connection between that and potential interference or involvement in compromising Canada's COVID research, etc., so there are nexuses between this line of questioning and the purpose of which we heard today.
What I am concerned about is that Ms. O'Connell has interrupted, I think, four times now with the very same point of order, and you have ruled on it repeatedly. I think there is a certain point where a member who is being repetitive and vexatious and is raising the same point of order repeatedly, given your ruling.... It interrupts the flow of questioning. I think it's a privilege of every member here to have their six minutes to do with what they will. There is no question that these questions are relevant, so I would ask that all members not interrupt each other, particularly when their points of order have been ruled upon and they have not prevailed on that point of order.