Absolutely. The important thing is having the data from the census. I would never claim the opposite. I would have a heart attack!
At the very least, it would be essential that we have data now, while we wait for the answers to the formal questions that will be put to Canadians in 2021.
I'm going to ask a third question.
What has been the effect of this 35-year period during which we were unable to identify rights holders, and provide the appropriate services essential to the vitality of francophone communities? If we don't do something different, things will continue as they were.