Thank you very much, Mr. Chair, and good afternoon to you and all the members of the committee.
I want to thank the committee for inviting me here today, and I welcome the committee's interest in science.
I am very pleased by your interest in science.
Science helps government decision-makers gather data, analyze evidence and assess different policy options and their impacts.
Let me begin by briefing you about my office, our mandate and some of the work we've done since my appointment in September 2017.
My mandate is to provide the government with advice and recommendations to advance three main objectives.
One, ensuring that government science is fully available to the public and that scientists...