Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. There are two points I want to address.
First, we are undertaking, as you mentioned, a cross-Canada tour, and I think, Mr. Chair, that when I conducted hearings as the chair, going across Canada, the media were allowed to film. That's why they're public meetings. I really hope your opening comments are on the record, because I think it's important for Canadians to know that we are travelling across the country to discuss important issues.
That's one, and I'd like to deal with that first before going on to the second.