Translate the following English sentence to French:
"I think that creating and supporting statistics is a very important political issue and that the facility to set targets, compare performances and bolster our efforts is an important political tool."
J' estime que c' est une question politique majeure que de créer et de soutenir des données statistiques, que c' est un outil ou un moyen politique pour fixer des objectifs, comparer les performances et seconder nos efforts.