That's a great question.
Of course, good data is so important to back up all of our policy decisions at whatever level of government we're at. As Michelle and other witnesses have alluded to, in so many areas there is a lack of clear data. It may not even be of the same level or quality, depending on what region you're obtaining it from.
One centrepiece of this national strategy is creating guidelines to have in a national strategy that allow for good data collection. Then all of our researchers, all of the people who are involved in this field, and the people living with a brain injury and their immediate support networks will be getting good policy that's based on the best available evidence.
When we crafted this bill, I think data was top of mind for us. That's why you see reference to it in a lot of the sections in the bill.