Chris Bittle on Questions on the Order Paper

In the House of Commons on January 30th, 2023. See this statement in context.

Question No.1049—Questions on the Order PaperRoutine Proceedings

January 30th, 2023 / 3:30 p.m.

St. Catharines Ontario

Liberal

Chris Bittle LiberalParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage

Mr. Speaker, in response to part (a) of the question: The Digital Citizen Initiative funds projects through the Digital Citizen Contribution Program (DCCP) and a Joint Initiative with the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) called the Joint Initiative for Digital Citizen Research.

Details of all projects funded through the DCCP are publicly available through Proactive Disclosure on this webpage: https://search.open.canada.ca/grants/?sort=score%20desc&page=1&search_text=%22digital%20citizen%20contribution%20program%22

Details of all projects funded through the Joint Initiative with SSHRC are publicly available through Proactive Disclosure on this webpage: https://search.open.canada.ca/grants/?sort=score%20desc&page=1&search_text=%22initiative%20for%20digital%20citizen%20research%22

With respect to part (b) of the question, the Digital Citizen Initiative is not currently funding research on information disseminated by the prime minister, ministers, or government departments.

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