Scientists Fight Back In Canada 277
Trufagus writes "The current Canadian government is widely regarded as 'anti-science,' and this year they have stepped up their efforts to undermine scientists and control their contact with the media. But now the federal scientists are fighting back and have just launched their own website. Gary Corbett, president of the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada, said, 'If science isn't supported then you're going to find that decisions are going to be made more at the political level,' on Monday as the union launched their website."
Re:Go figure (Score:2, Interesting)
Why is that a Troll? There are almost zero secular Conservatives, and not enough to make policy.
Religion and science are opposing views, and religionists have a history of stifling science and killing scientists they thought threatened belief in their imaginary celestial friend.
Re:Shockingly Unsurprising (Score:5, Interesting)
Scientists ought to seek out other countries for funding. The brain drain can work in reverse.
If China were smart, it would buy up the scientific talent chased out of the West by religious oppression. China was once the most advanced country in the world. There is no reason that shouldn't happen again. The Communists knew what to do about religion, and did it in a manner no harsher than that which spread religion in the first place.
Everything is political (Score:3, Interesting)
Here in Sunny Queensland - political choices (Score:5, Interesting)
Canada's Minister of Science is a Chiropractor... (Score:1, Interesting)
... and refused to say if he believed in evolution, saying that questions about is religion were inappropriate...
He then "retracted" himself and said this: "We are evolving, every year, every decade. That’s a fact. Whether it’s to the intensity of the sun, whether it’s to, as a chiropractor, walking on cement versus anything else, whether it’s running shoes or high heels, of course, we are evolving to our environment."
Yes, this is Canada's science minister. Look him up: Gary Goodyear
Let me guess... (Score:2, Interesting)
Re:No, it doesn't assume that. (Score:2, Interesting)
The issue is about 'federal scientists'. The government of Canada is within their rights to setup rules regarding how their employees are talking to the media. It is no different then any large organization. There are numerous reasons why a large organization would want to control their public image. Imagine if you were an employer and one of your employees thought they had the right to hold press conferences that disagree with how you are running things.
These 'federal scientists' are free to work elsewhere if they disagree with these rules. The citizens of Canada can pressure their current pols and/or elect new ones if they are unhappy with these rules.
Welcome to the real world.