We have studies dating from 2006, 2010, and 2011. So they go back far enough and we see the trends in poverty and in other areas as well.
Federal support, which means funding from Statistics Canada, would enable us to continue these studies, to increase their frequency, and to expand the type of information we are looking for. We mentioned aboriginal persons in this regard earlier.
So we have a good amount of data, but we have little tax data and need to find more creative approaches. That takes funding. In many cases, Statistics Canada, which is recognized around the world, does not have the necessary resources to do everything it should and could do to help all of us who are responsible for policy and other things, to know whether our efforts are producing results.