Thank you, Mr. Chair.
The number of advisers available to the chief statistician is quite huge. We have seven federal-provincial committees and 13 advisory committees. We have about 200 members in these committees who are available to advise the chief statistician.
We have this council of 10 to provide strategic advice. None of the witnesses had any reason for why it has to be 15, say, why it has to be 20, or why it can be as low as 10. There is no hard and fast rule. In my experience at a board level, especially when strategic advice is the main factor, a smaller board is always good. I would have preferred six to eight, but 10 seems to be reasonable. That allows the chief statistician to have one-to-one conversations and keep that personal relationship with every member of the council. I feel that we should stick to 10.