Madam Speaker, the member for Laurentides—Labelle and I are both fans of the The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and we know that any statistical answer is 42.
We had a presentation at the industry committee from Mel Cappe, from the University of Toronto, on April 6. He talked about statistics being a public good. This is a gentleman who served in the public service for over 30 years, under seven prime ministers. He said that statistics are a public good, that they should minimize coercion, and that the intrusiveness of questions should not come from partisan politicians.
He looked at the changes of governance, and he said they looked appropriate. He said that it was a much-needed cleanup on the governance of Statistics Canada.
Could the hon. member either comment on The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy or on Professor Cappe?