Mr. Speaker, our government will continue to collect reliable statistical data while maintaining the privacy of everyday Canadians.
What we do not want to do, as the member's bill proposes, is to increase the burdensome red tape and costs to Statistics Canada, and ultimately taxpayers, with hundreds of thousands of dollars in more taxes.
I know the Liberals are okay with increased taxes, but Statistics Canada has said that the national household survey has yielded high-quality data that covers 97% of the Canadian population.
That is getting it done for Canadians, and that is getting it done efficiently.