Thank you, Madam Chair. I will be supporting this motion.
I recognize Ms. McLeod's earlier comments about prioritizing work. I think this is an example of an issue that's come out of nowhere that has an impact on women.
If I could focus in on question 33, Madam Chair, I had a round table in my riding in early August on the cancellation of the mandatory long-form census. I don't want to say it was the overriding concern, but a very prominent focus of discussion was the cancellation of question 33--what it meant to researchers, what it meant for women who are not in the workplace, and the impact on a number of social programs.
I think this is important. Obviously we're going to have to prioritize it within the work schedule. I think it is one of those issues that no one anticipated, but it's in front of us and we have to look at it.