Mr. Speaker, I will digress briefly from my notes to speak in English given that I am fortunate that the member is here before me.
I want to let the member know what I think he already knows, that his advocacy and length of experience with the matter is very credible, very touching, and everyone listening to him knows that we owe him a debt of gratitude. I would like to indicate that in the process.
I would also remind the member that the Government of Canada can only amend the Canadian Blood Services' or Héma-Québec's exclusion policies for safety reasons and that it must follow procedure.