In terms of what the minister responded on this, I would add two things. One is that this is an issue that you should raise directly with Wayne Smith as the chief statistician. I think this is an area that has constantly been a challenge over many censuses, getting strong data for SMEs as well as for municipalities. I know this is an area where Statistics Canada has been working for many years to try to improve the relevance and the strength of that data. It's very important, as you mention, how municipalities use that data. I worked in the field in Halifax and was working very closely with some of the municipalities there and I recognized and I learned how important that data is. It's something I know Statistics Canada pays a lot of attention to.
On May 28th, 2015. See this statement in context.