Well, it's hard to support the original motion to move on to an AI report when we have not finished our investigation into the PrescribeIT scandal. Over $300 million was used on this boondoggle. I think that word has been used, way overused, during the last week, I have to say, but it's the truth. It's hard to figure out another word to use for it.
We had the CEO of the company here, Mr. Green, telling us that he couldn't actually explain anything about it, yet he had been working on this for 10 years. Within a week of our interviewing him here for this study, in which all members around this table were shocked by his answers—if you look back at the tape, you'll see that all members were shocked—and all members wanted him to come back in person, he was fired.
I will say that the Minister of Health has not had.... We've been asking her continually in Parliament, over and over again, if she could answer the question, “What happened?” She can't answer, so we are trying to get her in here too. She actually said, in Parliament, within this last couple of days, that she was willing to come in here, so let's get her in here.
I think the amendment is appropriate, especially when we're looking at AI and especially if we're looking at the situation and making sure we aren't using fax machines anymore. That was the original intent of PrescribeIT. Well, let's go back before we move on to AI. Let's figure out what happened in trying to replace those fax machines. Let's get Mr. Green in here, and let's get the health minister in here.
