Before commenting on what Mr. Boucher wrote, I can give you an answer based on my viewpoint.
I am responsible for the census program at Statistics Canada, and this is a dramatic incident for all the people who work on my project. No one is proud of this. We take this very seriously. We are very proud of the work we do, and we completely understand the importance of this information for all data users and the implications the data have for decision-making everywhere. We did not take this lightly. We really worked very hard to correct it, and we will continue to work to prevent it from reoccurring.
To err is human. It can happen, but we do not take it lightly. I can assure you we are doing what is necessary to ensure the integrity of census findings.
Generally speaking, all our statistics programs are extraordinary. We have learned a great deal from this error, and we will make sure we improve our processes—even though they were very robust before this incident—so that it does not reoccur.