Are not confirming and rejecting really the same thing? The article didn't really state that he doesn't understand or refuses to understand the principles of evolution, did it? (Maybe it does. I'm rather loopy on painkillers at the moment.) I can understand the concern if there is speculation he's a creationist, but that's all subjective.
So at the end of the day does it matter what his own beliefs are so long as they don't get in the way of job? If it turns out he really is a creationist, or is trying to undermine Canada's scientific community, then that's a different story.
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