Madam Chair, I would like to reply to my colleague's last comment.
One of the witnesses who was to be present this evening is not with us. Either he had a scheduling conflict or it was simply impossible for him to join us.
You will recall that a committee meeting was cancelled more than two weeks ago, at virtually the last minute, and this limited the possibility of certain witnesses appearing. Some of the witnesses who were invited to that meeting before it was cancelled whom I have been able to contact have just told me that it was not possible for them to attend another committee meeting despite receiving another invitation. That explains the present situation.
You will understand that I am disappointed. Almost 50% of the witnesses on the list have not yet testified, whether because of a scheduling conflict or they are not available. That is almost half of the witnesses, as compared to recent studies.