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Ethics Mr. Speaker, our government values research, science, and scientists and the important work they do. The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council has a mandate to share and promote research to Canadians. As I have said, the granting council is an arm's-length body that i
February 8th, 2017House debate
Kirsty DuncanLiberal
Ethics Mr. Speaker, I am happy to hear the opposition is finally taking an interest in science funding after a decade of neglect. Our government believes in research, science, and scientists and the important work they do. That is why we have made the largest increase in the three fed
February 8th, 2017House debate
Kirsty DuncanLiberal
Ethics Mr. Speaker, as I said, I am really happy to see the opposition finally showing some interest in science funding after a decade of neglect. Our government believes in research, science, and scientists and the important work they do. We are proud to have made the largest investm
February 8th, 2017House debate
Kirsty DuncanLiberal
Ethics Mr. Speaker, our government values science and scientists and the important work they do. The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council has a mandate to share and promote research with Canadians. As I said, the council is an arm's-length organization that is able to issue c
February 7th, 2017House debate
Kirsty DuncanLiberal
Ethics Mr. Speaker, as I have said, our government values science and scientists and the important work they do. As I have said, the granting council is an arm's-length organization. It has the ability to issue contracts below a certain value. This contract fell below that value and the
February 7th, 2017House debate
Kirsty DuncanLiberal
Ethics Mr. Speaker, we are so proud in this government that we value research, science, scientists, and the important work they do. As I have repeated many times in the House, the granting council is an arm's-length organization. It has the ability to issue contracts below a certain va
February 7th, 2017House debate
Kirsty DuncanLiberal
Ethics Mr. Speaker, our government values science, scientists, and the important work they do. As I have said before, the granting council is an arm's-length organization. It is able to issue contracts below a certain amount. The contract was below that threshold, and the granting coun
February 3rd, 2017House debate
Kirsty DuncanLiberal
Ethics Mr. Speaker, I do not think my hon. colleague heard the answer. The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council is an arm's-length organization. Its mandate is to share and promote research with Canadians. As I said, the granting council has the ability to issue contracts bel
February 2nd, 2017House debate
Kirsty DuncanLiberal
Ethics Mr. Speaker, our government values science and the important work our scientists do. The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council has a mandate to share and promote research to Canadians. As I have said, a granting council is an arm's-length organization. It is able to is
February 2nd, 2017House debate
Kirsty DuncanLiberal
Ethics Mr. Speaker, again, our government values scientists and the important work they do. The opposition members are trying to manufacture a scandal where one does not exist and, frankly, I think Canadians see right through this. The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council is
February 2nd, 2017House debate
Kirsty DuncanLiberal
Ethics Mr. Speaker, our government believes in the importance of independent, non-partisan scientific advice. Unlike the previous government, we will not politicize scientific research. As I have mentioned, the organization is an arm's-length independent body and has the ability to iss
February 1st, 2017House debate
Kirsty DuncanLiberal
Ethics Mr. Speaker, our government values science and unlike the previous government we will not politicize research. The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council aims—
February 1st, 2017House debate
Kirsty DuncanLiberal
Ethics Mr. Speaker, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council aims to connect research with Canadians and therefore supports conferences and initiatives that promote the social sciences. The organization is an arm's-length body and has the authority to issue contracts of up to
February 1st, 2017House debate
Kirsty DuncanLiberal
Questions on the Order Paper Mr. Speaker, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, SSHRC, has an agreement with Canada 2020 that includes a $15,000 contribution to the conference.
January 30th, 2017House debate
Kirsty DuncanLiberal
Asbestos Mr. Speaker, our government is committed to moving forward on a ban on asbestos. I am working with my colleagues on a government-wide approach, and I can tell the House that I will be announcing additional timelines by the end of the year. Our government has already taken action
December 14th, 2016House debate
Kirsty DuncanLiberal