Thank you, Dr. Hanley.
House of Commons Procedure and Practice states the following on page 1059:
In the event of disorder, the Chair may suspend the meeting until order can be restored or, if the situation is considered to be so serious as to prevent the committee from continuing with its work, the meeting may be adjourned. In addition, the Chair may, at his or her discretion, interrupt a member whose observations and questions are repetitive or are unrelated to the matter before the committee. If the member in question persists in making repetitive or off-topic comments, the Chair can give the floor to another member. If the member refuses to yield the floor and continues talking, the Chair may suspend or adjourn the meeting.
I do have that power as contained in House of Commons Procedure and Practice. I'm not yet ready to invoke it. Although there is disagreement on the committee with respect to the relevance of Dr. Ellis's address, he is talking about the intent of the bill. He is talking about the connection to the pandemic. He is wandering far afield, but I don't find, at least at this stage, that it warrants such rare and arguably high-handed conduct on the part of the chair.
I offer this detail to say that from time to time, Dr. Ellis, you're getting close, and I'm awfully tempted to use that power, but I'm not ready to do it yet. I would ask you once again to confine your remarks to the specific clause under consideration.
Thank you.
Mr. Thériault has a point of order.
You have the floor, Mr. Thériault.