- Michael Bliss: Anti-Harper campaign politicizes research to the detriment of science
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The government of Canada and elements of our scientific community are embroiled in a nasty little struggle about the future of research support, which seems likely to produce only losers.
Ever since the budget was announced in January, we have been treated to media stories retailing scientists’ complaints about the impact of receiving less support than was expected. First we were told that genomic research is not being adequately funded. Then we heard about scientists having to shut down programs, about scientists deciding to move to the United States — where the free-spending Obama administration is pouring billions more dollars into scientific research of all kinds.
Some 2,000 scientists signed a petition asking Ottawa for more money. In passing, The Globe and Mail — in which most of these stories had heavy play — gave front-page coverage to a nasty bit of “gotcha” journalism implying that our Minister of State for Science and Technology, Gary Goodyear, may not believe in evolution — in other words, he must be an anti-science dumbbell.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
It Speaks For Itself
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- Unhypentated Canadian
- I lean to the right but I still have a heart and if I have a mission it is to respond to attacks on people not available to protect themselves and to point out the hypocrisy of the left at every opportunity.MY MAJOR GOAL IS HIGHLIGHT THE HYPOCRISY AND STUPIDITY OF THE LEFTISTS ON TORONTO CITY COUNCIL. Last word: In the final analysis this blog is a relief valve for my rants/raves.
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