You're asking a very important question. As I said earlier, we must first determine whether the census is the best tool to answer these questions.
You know that the census currently has over 50 questions. We receive all kinds of requests to add questions from across the country. For example, aboriginal groups want questions on aboriginal people. Others want questions on gender identity or same-sex couples. There's a huge number of requests. The question has been asked, and Statistics Canada will need to determine whether, of all the tools available, the census is the most appropriate tool.
It should also be known that the addition of this many questions to the census usually creates a response burden for the entire Canadian population. We must determine whether this should be done through the census, through a post-census survey or by using the provinces' administrative files. In other words, we would encourage the provinces to ask a certain question, which would enable us to collect the information from each provincial authority.
The goal is clear. We want a better idea of the number of rights-holders. At this point, we still need to determine the best way to achieve this goal.