Mr. Chair, I think all of us are concerned about what's happening in the economy. It seems to me that it's our responsibility, as members of this committee, to keep an eye on what's happening in the parts of the economy for which we have, in a sense, responsibility.
Clearly this kind of information would probably originate with Statistics Canada. However, there's no doubt in my mind that Natural Resources Canada keeps a close eye on this. They would be watching it and would be able to assemble the kind of information we're looking for.
What I say in here is that the first report should be delivered to the clerk on April 1, 2009. What I have in mind is that they would give us the most recent information available. I'm not saying what dates it must cover, but clearly we'd like to have something up to date, giving us a clear picture of what's happening in these sectors of the economy. I think it would be valuable for all of us to have that. And maybe it wouldn't be too bad to make sure that the department is actually watching this. They probably are anyway, but it doesn't hurt to make sure of that.