—from my experience from many years of sitting on committees, I can say that there are an enormous number of reports done. When the committee brings in business, we determine our own destination, what we want to do and how we want to proceed.
The committee is trying to vote on this subject. There might be thousands and thousands of books that have been written in the past on HIV and syphilis, but the committee particularly wants to focus on Manitoba in those two meetings. My focus will be to keep that whole discussion to Manitoba and on this.
You can ask the analysts as many questions as you want, but I can tell you right now that the questions should come to me, and I will only entertain.... If the witnesses come in and refer to those reports and you want them to table those reports, then we can do that. However, right now I'm not going to ask the analysts to produce any reports. Right now, their duty is to make sure that they take notes on what's happening here. Once the committee decides to study this topic, then we can determine all these things—predetermined things—you are asking. That's what my experience tells me.
Let's focus on the motion as amended, and particularly on Manitoba, and we will continue.
I have a speaking order already. After you, we have Mr. Mazier, Madam Konanz, Dr. Eyolfson and Dr. Strauss, so there are quite a few people.