Saturday, July 30, 2011

Harper and Co. silencing scientists

Mustn't upset God fearing corporate loving conservatives, now can we?

The union representing tens of thousands of federal scientists says the Conservative government is unfairly silencing its members.

The comments come after Kristi Miller, a researcher for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, was banned from discussing her work with the media.

Miller's research focuses on the decline of salmon stocks. In January, she was the lead author on an article in the journal Science that suggested the drop in numbers of sockeye salmon in B.C.'s Fraser River might be due to a viral infection.

Reporters lined up to interview her, but the federal government barred her from speaking to the media.


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