Thanks very much, Mr. Chair. It's a pleasure to be back here.
A surprising conclusion to the summer in one regard, certainly for this committee, was the resignation of the Stats Canada chief, who was at this committee not too many months ago.
I have a motion that I would read into the record at this time, and the committee can deal with it as they see fit when the time comes. The motion reads, “That the Committee on Industry, Science and Technology suspends its study of the manufacturing sector and commence a study on the independence of Stats Canada.”