Thanks, Mr. Martin.
It's important to have a complete census and one where the data is reliable, because we need a national portrait. The data would act as a benchmark, so we can also make use of all of the other administrative data tools. When you start to drop things, if you drop collection of information on unpaid work, that removes a part of that national portrait, which is the contribution of all members of our society.
In terms of the costs, I believe this move to the national household survey will cost more. The government is spending more, it is increasing the response burden, and it's getting less reliable data.
I made the point about business. For newcomers, sometimes one of their options is to start up their own small business. Small business is one of the largest job creators in the country. If we don't have data to back them up, they may make the wrong decision and this will lead to lower tax revenues. So there is an impact for the entire country. We're trying to deal with the deficit right now, so we need to make sure that businesses have every opportunity to flourish.
I would urge the committee members here to support our recommendation. Our recommendation is to look at the compromise proposal by the National Statistics Council. I think they put forward a very good case for the retention of the long form in the 2011 census.