Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.
A little earlier, I listened to Dr. McEwan speaking with my Liberal colleague. As Dr. McEwan no longer belongs to the Canadian Association of Nuclear Medicine, he clearly cannot speak on behalf of that group of physicians. What most physicians in the field, who are practising in these somewhat peculiar conditions of isotope shortage, tell us is different. Their overall vision of the problem is much more realistic. Dr. McEwan seems to have a much more positive vision. I simply wonder how he can be so cheerful about this situation.
On August 12, the Minister of Health and the Minister of Natural Resources outlined 22 proposals that were going to be studied by the expert review panel on isotope production. I would like him to tell us what those proposals are. We haven't really heard about them.
In addition, in view of the highly precarious and urgent situation our specialists have to face, and of all the limitations caused by the isotope shortage facing patients, is it realistic not to table a report on those proposals until November?