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            "label": "Composite",
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      },
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            "label": "Code of Practice",
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          {
            "label": "UK-press default",
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          }
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    "name": "Statistics Canada",
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        "value": 82,
        "grade": "B",
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            "label": "Composite",
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          {
            "label": "Web Data Service",
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          {
            "label": "Canadian-press default",
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        ]
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