With that I would differ, Mr. Chair, because the Liberals have brought up the previous statistician, Mr. Smith, and he's mentioned here as well, so the government did open this up. It is relevant and pertinent because our first line of questioning was related to that, and specifically to reference as well, too.
Evidence of meeting #32 for Industry, Science and Technology in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was data.
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