Madam Chair, I want to thank the member opposite for his commitment to Canadians and his desire to serve his country by donating blood. Truly I know that many men and others around the country wish to be helpful during this time of need, and I thank him for that.
As the member opposite notes, we have funded both blood services to complete research so that they can take steps to eliminate the blood ban and, in fact, that is solely in their jurisdiction—