Science and Research committee  Anyone doing research and science is more than welcome. We've engaged with polytechnics and with the colleges and universities. I would just like to say that sometimes we have too much focus on fundamental research versus applied research. I think that we need to remember what t

Science and Research committee  I think in this country we need to be supportive of all kinds of research.

Science and Research committee  We have just launched the open science platform for publications that, for the time being, come from federal government researchers. I hope that it will eventually include researchers outside the government who benefit from federal government grants.

Science and Research committee  This is a good question. I don't believe we have the kind of data that will allow us to answer your question appropriately. However, the Council of Canadian Academies put out a study that suggests that disinformation during the pandemic actually cost Canadians their lives, and

Science and Research committee  Any societal question can become a target for disinformation. Personally, I worry about, for example, disinformation when it comes to climate change adaptation and mitigation. We just can't afford to have ongoing disinformation in that area.

Science and Research committee  Do you mean whether it's happening?

Science and Research committee  I have none whatsoever. The data is clear.

Science and Research committee  Yes.

Science and Research committee  I very much agree. Earlier, I wanted to mention science literacy. I didn't get a chance to do that. I think that's something that we, collectively, can do. It's something that is in the best interest of the country and the population. It empowers them to make decisions for them

Science and Research committee  I have.

Science and Research committee  Very briefly, there is a chief scientist at PHAC who's a member of my network of science advisers, and she has taken the lessons learned from the pandemic. She's set up an expert committee, for example, on avian flu, so I'm very encouraged by this.

Science and Research committee  Yes. We have provided timelines for this. We're about to start drafting the report, while continuing to gather information. We should be on track to release the report at the end of summer or in the early fall.

Science and Research committee  We have gathered a lot of historical information. I think our report is going to be quite fascinating on the historic front, so stay tuned.

Science and Research committee  I'll have to ask my team if they have sat down specifically with NavCan. I cannot answer this, but we have reached out and sat down with many of the folks who collect the information right now.

Science and Research committee  I don't believe they have rejected giving us information. Sometimes the information is more complete or more cryptic than we'd like it to be, which is why in some cases I will be engaging directly with the deputy ministers to make sure that we have the information we need.