Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I thank the witnesses for their patience and apologize for the digression. It's not that the subject isn't serious and important, but I'd like to reassure you and tell you that, when the Standing Committee on Health receives witnesses, it usually conducts at least one round of questions before moving on to another subject, when the subject is important. We're going to do that now, but I wanted to apologize anyway. This is not the way the committee usually operates. I thought the motion would have been tabled after at least a first round of questions.
So, I return to Mr. Taillon.
I'd like to go back a bit, because over time, we may have lost a bit of the essence of your testimony.
First, you said that Bill C‑293 was unnecessary insofar as you wondered whether legislation was really needed to put forward an action plan. On the other hand, are we to believe that the authorities currently involved are not already developing a plan and addressing the shortcomings of the pandemic?
Did I understand you correctly in this respect?