Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. It's great to be here with the industry committee today.
It's great to have my friend, the honourable member, here today. As a matter of fact, I appreciate the fact that he was able to solve this problem, because I've spent a number of late evenings with him and we've solved quite a few of the world's problems. It's nice to see one of the resolutions brought forward in legislation.
That being said, more out of curiosity than anything, Mr. Smith, I have a question about the fact that Statistics Canada supports this legislation. Is it the norm, on anything that impacts Statistics Canada, for the organization to take a position on legislation that comes forward; that is, whether you support it or don't support it? I'm thinking of Ted Hsu's bill about resorting back to mandatory census forms. Is it common for you guys to take a position?