Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I, too, am a little disturbed by the way this is turning. I understand that members feel very strongly about the Auditor General's work, but we have had it before in this committee that different departments have taken issue with a recommendation that the Auditor General has made. Part of the work of this committee is to study those different approaches.
You heard my questions. I like to look at it and ask, if it wasn't this way, could it have been that way, and what would that have meant?
This is the “lessons learned” part of this whole exercise. We all want to do better, because we know there were previous reports—maybe not to the same extent as in this pandemic—in 1999, 2002 and 2008, and then the most recent report about pandemic preparedness. These are important lessons—I think we all get it now—that have to be learned. We need to hear from the officials who put this report together.
In the meantime, I would like to hear from my colleagues from the NDP and the Bloc on this question.
Thank you.