Aggressively passive

This curious turn of phrase makes its appearance — again:

The census of the herd was conducted in partnership with the Government of Quebec, Laval University, the Nunatsiavut Government, Torngat Wildlife and Plants Co-Management Board and the Institute for Environmental Monitoring and Research. The final results and analysis of the census will be available later this fall.

Who did the "conducting"?

Hint: not the provincial government of which Labrador is supposedly a part.

Perhaps Ireland has some useful experience in caribou-counting...