Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Hoback asked some interesting questions of Mr. Henderson, a farmer, about the census and how much time it takes him, and he indicated that it took up to three days. The interesting thing, though, is that the agricultural census is actually not going to be changed. It will remain there and he'll continue to have to fill that out.
So I guess the question would be, is the agricultural census valuable to maintain?
The minister disagrees. He actually said that it “will help farmers”, and he added,The argument obviously to farming associations and to farmers is, “You fill out the form; it'll help the government help you in your farming activities.”
So how could the minister be right about the agricultural census that requires three days for Mr. Henderson to fill out, but then wrong about the general census?