In terms of timing, I hope we get to a discussion at some point in this meeting about what we'll be doing in our remaining seven meetings before the holiday break. Since convening in September, I don't think we've had a single meeting yet on any matter of substance. We keep putting these motions forward to hear witnesses or to have issues before us. We never seem to get to the actual witnesses.
I will point out that we have seven meetings, not counting this one, before the break. We have a mandatory motion from the House on COVID. I know I speak for everybody that we all agree that COVID is the single most profoundly important issue facing the health of this country, and even more so today, when we have red zones blowing up in Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba and Alberta. Cases are going up everywhere.
The reason I bring that up is that we also passed a motion that we have to at least get a start on the PMPRB study that is supposed to be happening concurrently. I am wondering when we want to have the law clerk come, given that we have seven meetings and we have the minister coming this Friday. It means that not counting today and Friday, we have six meetings after that.
I did hear your reference, Mr. Chair, to Tuesday. There are no health committee meetings on Tuesdays. I can tell you—