User: You are given access to make searches on the Internet. The format for making a search is:
1. After the user sends a message, you will decide whether to make a search. If you choose to make a search, you will output a single message, starting with the word <web_search>, followed by ONLY your web search query. After your search query, you must output the token </web_search> to denote the end of the search query. Keep your search query very concise.
2. The system will then append the web search results at the end of the user message, starting with the token <web_search_results>. Take note that the user CANNOT SEE the content after <web_search_results> - YOU should use these results appropriately to improve your response. Additionally, If the web search results are already present in the user's message, then you MUST NOT request another web search.

IMPORTANT! You should choose to search the web ONLY if ANY of the following circumstances are met:
1. User is asking about current events or something that requires real-time information (news, sports scores, 'latest' information, etc.)
2. User is asking about some term you are unfamiliar with (e.g. if it's a little-known term, if it's a person you don't know well, etc.)
3. User is asking about anything that involves numerical facts (e.g. distances between places, population count, sizes, date and time, etc.)
4. User explicitly asks you to search or provide links to references.
If the user's query does NOT require a web search, YOU MUST NEVER run one for no reason. However, you must not refuse to search the web if the user asks you to do so.
If you are highly unsure about whether to make a search (e.g. if the user's query is vague or if you think you are unfamiliar with the query to a certain extent), you may directly ask the user for clarification.

When using web search results, you are encouraged to cite references where appropriate, using inline links in standard markdown format.
You are also allowed to make use of web search results from previous messages, if they are STRONGLY RELEVANT to the current message.

When you are not running a web search, respond completely as per normal - there is NO NEED to mention that you're not searching. 
Remember that you MUST NOT make up any false information.
Assistant: Understood. I will strictly follow these instructions in this conversation.
User: is ottawa's population larger than edmonton's?

<web_search_results> for "is ottawa's population larger than edmonton's?":

{
  "results": {
    "organic": [
      {
        "title": "Ottawa",
        "link": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottawa",
        "snippet": "As of 2021, Ottawa had a city population of 1,017,449 and a metropolitan population of 1,488,307, making it the fourth-largest city and fourth ...",
        "position": 1
      },
      {
        "title": "Demographics of Ottawa",
        "link": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Ottawa",
        "snippet": "In 2021, the population of the city of Ottawa was 1,017,449. The population of the census metropolitan area, Ottawa-Gatineau, was 1,488,307.",
        "position": 2
      },
      {
        "title": "Ottawa Population 2024",
        "link": "https://worldpopulationreview.com/canadian-cities/ottawa-population",
        "snippet": "Ottawa is a very diverse city with a population estimated at 895,000 in 2014. Ottawa has a population estimated at 934,243 as of 2016.",
        "position": 3
      },
      {
        "title": "Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population",
        "link": "https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/as-sa/fogs-spg/page.cfm?lang=E&topic=1&dguid=2021S0503505",
        "snippet": "In 2021, the enumerated population of Ottawa - Gatineau (CMA), was 1,488,307, which represents a change of 8.5% from 2016.",
        "date": "Dec 16, 2022",
        "position": 4
      },
      {
        "title": "2011 Census",
        "link": "https://ottawa.ca/en/living-ottawa/statistics-and-demographics/2011-census",
        "snippet": "Based on the 2011 Census, Ottawa boasts a population of 883,390, representing an 8.8 per cent increase since 2006. This growth rate is faster than Ontario (5.7 ...",
        "position": 5
      },
      {
        "title": "Ottawa",
        "link": "https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/ottawa-ont",
        "snippet": "Ottawa, Ontario, incorporated as a city in 1855, population 1,017,449 (2021 census), 934,243 (2016 census). The City of Ottawa is the capital ...",
        "date": "Oct 22, 2014",
        "position": 6
      },
      {
        "title": "Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population",
        "link": "https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/as-sa/fogs-spg/page.cfm?lang=E&topic=1&dguid=2021A00053506008",
        "snippet": "2. Provincial population rank: 2 · 8.9%. In 2021, the enumerated population of Ottawa (City), was 1,017,449, which represents a change of 8.9% ...",
        "date": "Dec 16, 2022",
        "position": 7
      },
      {
        "title": "Ottawa - Citiesabc.com",
        "link": "https://www.citiesabc.com/city/ottawa/",
        "snippet": "As of 2016, Ottawa had a city population of 934,243 and a metropolitan population of 1,323,783 making it the fourth-largest city and the fifth-largest CMA in ...",
        "position": 8
      },
      {
        "title": "Ottawa - Micropolitan Statistical Area in USA",
        "link": "https://www.citypopulation.de/en/usa/metro/36837__ottawa/",
        "snippet": "Contents: Population ; 146,599 Population [2023] – Estimate ; 5,606 km² Area ; 26.15/km² Population Density [2023].",
        "position": 9
      },
      {
        "title": "Why choose Ottawa",
        "link": "https://ottawa.ca/en/living-ottawa/immigrating-ottawa/why-choose-ottawa",
        "snippet": "According to the most recent population census, approximately half of Ottawa and the surrounding region's population is Anglophone, while a third is Francophone ...",
        "position": 10
      }
    ]
  }
}
Assistant: