Thank you, Madam Chair.
I want to get back to something that Ms. Gordon was saying, and I'm not sure if you can answer this or not. It's in reference to INAC and the fact that it was the only department to have performed an evaluation of its GBA practices, informally and formally; formally in 2008. There's been a lot of praise for INAC, and yet, when it comes to the current matrimonial real property rights legislation, the Chiefs of Ontario, the AFN, Native Women's Association of Canada, all want that to be withdrawn. As Mr. Bouwer indicated, it would seem that governments don't always take the advice of their departments.
I'm also concerned, I guess, that there's no possible way to find out what advice was given by the department to the government in regard to this particular piece of legislation, since it has caused such fury. But perhaps I should ask a question that you possibly could answer.
Mr. Bouwer, you were talking about statistics and data and the need for data. We had Stats Canada here, a number of times actually, and they indicated they were restricted in terms of budget and ability. What statistics, what data, would be helpful in terms of you doing your job? What would you need?