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Claims · 5
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Mr. Speaker, Claims · 64 words the Liberals themselves are warning that public investment in ag research and development has fallen by 15%.1 Private sector R and D outsourced to universities is down 77%.2 The number of firms conducting research in Canada has dropped by 30%.3 However, the Liberal agriculture minister is slashing $115 million in agriculture research.4 Science took the hit for 75% of the cuts in his department.5 The question · 11 words Did the agriculture minister personally approve these cuts, yes or no?
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Signal · 100
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Respect · 100
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Clarity · 100
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Claims · 5
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1 “public investment in ag research and development has fallen by 15%” Canadian public investment in agricultural research and development has fallen by 15%. search 2 “Private sector R and D outsourced to universities is down 77%” Private sector agricultural R&D outsourced to Canadian universities has declined by 77%. search 3 “The number of firms conducting research in Canada has dropped by 30%” The number of firms conducting research in Canada has dropped by 30%. search 4 “slashing $115 million in agriculture research” The Liberal agriculture minister’s department is cutting $115 million from agriculture research. search 5 “Science took the hit for 75% of the cuts in his department” Science accounts for 75% of the cuts in the agriculture minister’s department. search
