Thank you, Madam Chair.
I've been around here for a while, and it is somewhat uncommon to have the opposition parties agreeing that this is a good bill. They may quibble with a few issues. It's good to see Mr. Godin onside.
Coming from Saskatchewan, I like to hear the farming point of view. We have a good number of farmers. When I look at the statistics in agriculture, I see that most of the people in that area are self-employed. This is also true in construction and other areas. The labour force survey shows the number of males and females and how many are self-employed. So it wouldn't take a great deal of effort to figure out the exact cost.
Ms. Pohlmann said that two things were important, at least from her perspective. One was that the system remain voluntary. I take it that is a key component. It's important that it stay voluntary, even if it provides some difficulty in calculating the uptake and the actual cost. Would you agree with that assessment, Ms. Pohlmann?