Thank you.
It seems to me that, in this debate on the census, understanding the issue is the main problem. It has become evident over the past two months that not all Canadians understand or are interested in the census. There is a great deal of misinformation that, unfortunately, has been spread in part by my Conservative colleagues.
I would like to know what you think of the following comment by the member for Kootenay—Columbia.
He is quoted as saying that Ottawa is retaining the long-form census, but unlike in the past, it will now be voluntary rather than mandatory, and that this is how it should be. He says, Going about it in this way is far more accurate and intelligent than if the system had continued by coercion.
I would like to have your comments on that.