Government Operations committee  Thank you.

Government Operations committee  Thank you very much. We're talking about government provided data. The way our country operates, it seems that government decides what data they're going to provide. There is also no compulsion on the government to provide data. I asked a few witnesses recently if it would not

Government Operations committee  Ms. Bates.

Government Operations committee  Mr. Stirling.

Government Operations committee  Do I still have time or not?

Government Operations committee  We've been told that the government doesn't advertise, that they just go out and do their thing. What do you think of the idea of them advertising that they actually have sites that provide all this data so people in general would know about it?

Government Operations committee  Mr. Pineau.

Government Operations committee  Who are you asking?

Government Operations committee  Gentlemen, we're basically talking about government data that's in various departments. It would seem to me that if I was a representative of some part of industry, I would make a list of the kinds of information that I need, my customers need, and I'd provide it to the governmen

Government Operations committee  Okay. I'd like Mr. Pineau to answer.

Government Operations committee  Ms. Dybenko.

Government Operations committee  Mr. Gayler.

Government Operations committee  Mr. Eaves.

Government Operations committee  Thank you. For 40 or 50 years, technology has continued to generate machines that provide more and more information to people. If I think back to 3,000 years ago, in Athens they had the Acropolis. All the citizens would arrive at the Acropolis and discuss issues and pass judgmen

Government Operations committee  Thank you. The Government of Canada has identified 14 areas for data that they're supposed to produce, and I think when we talk about government, I believe we're talking about the bureaucracies because they're the big monsters out there that make the data. I'm a bit skeptical.