Thank you, Mr. Chair.
It is important to move quickly to questions for the minister, as he has to leave at 9:15.
On the other hand, sometimes the chair of a committee or the Speaker of the House will give the floor to a member to allow him or her to apologize. There are precedents for this in all committees. So I don't know why the opposition members, in this case, are refusing to allow Mr. Drouin to apologize. He made it clear this morning, and it's done.
So, let's move on to the next stage with the minister who in front of us, please.