{\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252{\fonttbl{\f0\fbidis\froman\fcharset0 Times New Roman;}{\f1\fbidis\fswiss\fcharset0 Calibri;}{\f2\fbidis\fswiss\fcharset0 Calibri;}}{\colortbl ;\red4 \green98 \blue193;}{\stylesheet{\fs22\f2\sqformat\spriority1 Normal}{\s1\li100\f2\fs22\sbasedon0\sqformat\spriority1 Body Text}{\s2\li100\ri5235\sb39\f1\fs22\b1\sbasedon0\sqformat\spriority1 Title}{\s3\sbasedon0\sqformat\spriority1 List Paragraph}{\s4\sbasedon0\sqformat\spriority1 Table Paragraph}}{\info{\author Laferriere, Anik}{\creatim\yr2021\mo8\dy11\hr14\min15\sec47}{\revtim\yr2022\mo5\dy5\hr16\min7\sec33}}{\*\userprops {\propname Creator}\proptype30{\staticval Microsoft\'AE Word for Microsoft 365}}\jexpand\dntblnsbdb\viewkind1\noxlattoyen\nospaceforul\useltbaln\paperw12240\paperh15840\margl1340\margr1380\margt1400\margb280\noindnmbrts\sectd\sbknone\pard\plain\s2\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li100\ri5235\sl400\slmult1\sb39\f1\fs22\b1\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Submission received by email on June 8, 2021\f1\expnd-9\expndtw-47\charscalex100 \f1\fs22\b1\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Subject:\f1\expnd0\expndtw-1\charscalex100 \f2\fs22\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Observation\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li100\ri101\sl259\slmult1\sb3\f2\fs22\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 I continue to argue that what is absent in Canada is a meaningful commitment to transparency. 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