National Defence committee  I understand that when your company put a bid for the replacement of the Netherlands' F-16s, press information documents from your company published on August 25, 2008, said that Saab is prepared to offer industrial cooperation to at least 100% of the total value of the possible contract, which would generate economic benefits and employment within the Dutch high-tech industry. Again, for the record, so we're very clear, is your company prepared to guarantee those industrial benefits to the same amount, if not more?

Information & Ethics committee  The great thing about open data is that it really starts to solidify what is open and publicly available, and also draws some really clear lines for what is private. So I would say it probably does. There are some things that need to be changed, because new definitions needs to be inserted into the legislation.

Information & Ethics committee  Mr. Moore, you said we need clear direction from the leadership, so what is required? What has to be done to get to where we have to go in terms of access to information, and data getting out there, and it being accurate data?

Canadian Heritage committee  So when we read section 68.1, somebody, a legislator, chose to carve out information, because we are the only broadcaster who is subject to the Access to Information Act, to protect some of the work we do. It's very clear. That's what we're trying to clarify.

Justice committee  The Parole Board is very conservative on releases. We know that, and the data are absolutely clear on that, but what happens with these sequential hearings and what should the length of time be? Should it be varied, and should it be varied with a parole? I don't know the answer, but it seems to me that it's a legitimate question to raise.

National Defence committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you, gentlemen, for coming. So that I'm clear, on the high-level mandatory requirements, you said you could meet all of the DND requirements, and if there had been a competition, you would have been able to compete based on those requirements.

National Defence committee  We have responded to many of those, including countries where you may say we would have a very limited possibility of competing, and we are ready to support any clear and transparent acquisition process by any country.

National Defence committee  As I've said, I can only comment on the cost figures for the F-35 that I have read in the literature. It's clear that we can match and significantly improve those figures with the Eurofighter platform.

Information & Ethics committee  As I said earlier, I really believe that the people—the staff, the public servants—are ready to move. We just need that clear direction from the leadership.

Safer Railways Act  As well, there is $28 million to improve grade crossings. With that being said, it is pretty clear that our government is committed to making our railways the safest railways in the world. The proposed amendments to the Railway Safety Act will encourage rail companies to create and maintain a culture of safety as well as have penalties for rule breakers by enabling the government to crack down on the rule breakers with tough new administrative and judicial fines, require each railway to have an executive that is legally responsible for safety, and create whistleblower protection for employees who raise safety concerns.

Canadian Heritage committee  It says: This Act does not apply to any information that is under the control of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation that relates to its journalistic, creative or programming activities, other than information that relates to its general administration. So the act has a clear exclusion--not an exemption, an exclusion--for information that is considered to be journalistic, creative, or programming in nature. And it's pretty obvious that the legislator here—because one of the first rules when you interpret a statute is that the legislator doesn't speak for no purpose—did not use superfluous words.

Information & Ethics committee  I really recommend that you take a look at it. It's online. It really lays out a lot of the approaches to open government in clear language and with a lot of recommendations. The way those efforts have proceeded—and I'm focusing a little bit on the relatively technical open-data aspects of this—is that they have generally included a statement from the highest level of government that departments should identify the high-level data sets they have and start releasing them; and there's generally been a central coordinating agency that establishes practices for doing that, and sets licensing conditions.

Canadian Heritage committee  When you say concerns, I sense that that's a euphemism. Usually when we say we're concerned, our concerns are clear and they are misgivings. It is also difficult not to talk to you about Quebecor, which is the symbol of convergence in Quebec. That business has been around for much longer than any radio or television broadcasting company even in Canada.

The Environment  The United States is now regulating greenhouse gas emissions from big industrial emitters whereas Canada still has no federal regulations, not even draft ones. The commissioner said today, “The government has not established clear priorities for addressing the need to adapt to a changing climate”. Worse yet, the government has buried reports about the impact of climate change. It is not a theory. It is a reality.

Government Priorities  It would reduce pressure on hospital waiting lists. Instead, the government's priorities are clear: prisons, planes and corporate tax breaks. Why can the government not understand that these priorities are not the priorities of Canadian families?