On the issue of the public not wanting to provide information and the issue of the government needing information.... I don't know how often it happens, but I had a constituent call me at my office and he said--and you know this issue--Statistics Canada wants to know how much he makes and all the financial information about him, for labour purposes, and he doesn't want to give it. Statistics Canada says, “Well, if you don't give it, we're going to come and get you.” They don't say that, of course, but there are charges that can be laid.
Statistics Canada says for them to properly advise the government of the day, to provide information for economic purposes and for labour purposes, and I suppose for other purposes I can't think of right now, they need to have that information to properly advise whoever is in office. Otherwise, the government can't develop policy. They can't develop labour policy; they can't develop economic policy.
Has your clinic got into the philosophy of that? I can understand the guy saying, “I don't want you to know how much I make.” I suppose if they got his income tax they could look that up, but they want to know all kinds of other things.