Nathaniel Erskine-Smith at the Industry, Science and Technology Committee

On May 21st, 2020. See this statement in context.

May 21st, 2020 / 6:15 p.m.

Liberal

Nathaniel Erskine-Smith Liberal Beaches—East York, ON

Let me be the first to then credit YouTube and Google for emphasizing science and not sensationalism when it comes to saving lives.

Mr. Johnson, you indicated you have seen research that a 60% to 80% adoption rate is critical for the efficacy of a proximity tracing application. I've seen the same research. Do you think we can plausibly get there with an app that is opt-in?

See context to find out what was said next.