It's not good.
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission pointed to that recommendation as one of the top calls to action. For example, in child welfare, countries like the United States, which has 50 different U.S. states, have national child welfare data collection systems so they know about the kids who are in care, what their needs are and how they're doing over time. Australia also has it. Canada does not.
What is the rationale? The rationale is that we have 13 different districts, but surely if the United States can overcome 50, we have the competency to overcome 13.
This type of data is going to be very important for making sure we are able to track whether the different interventions we're making, be they at the policy or the treatment level, actually are working for kids.