Mr. Speaker, my question goes to the heart of the issue: Does the government respect science?
We are hearing cuts announced across Environment and Climate Change in terms of its research efforts, and in Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and its critical research. Hundreds of scientists around the world have expressed alarm at killing an entire segment of our scientific capacity for insect taxonomy.
Has the Prime Minister ever consulted his chief science adviser about these cuts before the pink slips go out?