Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, gentlemen. This has been very informative. I think we've all wondered about it as we filled out StatsCan forms that were this deep sometimes, it seems. On my farm I always used to get the big version, and I'm sure the chair did too. I'm glad to see that it went to good use. We all knew that it did, but it's great to have this reassurance.
I think that's why we wanted to have you here to speak to us on this issue. We all know how much data is collected, or we imagine how much data is collected; how does that actually benefit Canadian industry? That's what this trade committee is all about: to find out what else we can do, what else government can do, to provide a seamless opportunity for Canadian businesses to prosper. That's what creates jobs; that's what grows the economy. We wanted to see how those work.
How do you decide what data are of benefit to Canadian businesses, as opposed to what data are sensitive and can't be released? We've all heard the argument that the Canadian Wheat Board has made for years and years; it is that they have sensitive market information that can't be divulged. Do you have access to that information? We as farmers, in our farmer-owned Canadian Wheat Board, don't have access to it.
That's a quick question, and then I've got one other.