The statement,"The Canadian Government should increase the operating grants to all Canadian universities and colleges," is an example of
A) an empirical statement.
B) a positive statement.
C) a value-free statement.
D) a normative statement.
E) an unfair statement.

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The statement expresses a recommendation about what the Canadian Government should do, rather than making an objective observation about the current state of affairs. Therefore, it is a normative statement.

The Statement,"The Canadian Government Should Increase the Operating Grants to All