Thank you very much, Madam Chair.
I completely understand that what I have just said does not go over well with the witnesses. But if that kind of reaction were permitted in all committees, we could easily lose control of the proceedings. It is a rule, that's all. Perhaps the incident would be considered closed if the clerk could confirm the rule.
But I will ask my questions right away.
Dr. Zamboni, you said in your presentation that clinical trials could be conducted under the control of ethics committees. Could you please give us some more details on how you consider ethics committees could monitor or supervise clinical trials?
I would also ask our other witnesses for their opinion on the effectiveness of a process like that and on whether the approach is in common use.