Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I would also like to thank all the witnesses who have come here today.
One of the great privileges of being a member of Parliament is having the opportunity to listen to very intelligent people who are experts in their field, and to exchange ideas with them. I would like to acknowledge the contribution each one of you is making to the development of policy in Canada.
Mr. Cross, I would like to emphasize that I am a great admirer of Statistics Canada and I would like to thank you for your 36-year career at the agency. It does you credit.
In a sense, that leads me to a bit of a surprise when I believe.... Perhaps I misheard your opening comments about how you felt about some of the proponents for having put a price on a carbon.
You said something along the lines that they are mostly people who are of an intellectual “elite”. Did I misunderstand that?