Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'd like to thank both of our witnesses for being here this morning.
I'm going to start with Ms. Lightburn.
I was particularly intrigued by page 3 of your comments. Actually, I was pleasantly surprised by your comments on page 3, because I think they reflect a lot of what we've heard during this study, which is the need for an independent agency that's separated from StatsCan and removed from government, similar to the U.S. system or the international system, and that allows for appropriate data collection.
I think one thing that was brought up to the committee was the sheer independence of the U.S. system and how they won't necessarily work with states or state governments in the collection of data because of past differences of opinion on that data. They've veered away from that, and they've plotted a course to ensure that the data is relevant and is provided in a timely manner and reflects what the actual data is.
As somebody coming from the field of study that you're in, what do you feel the most appropriate first steps would be in implementing such a strategy?