Yeah, the policy seems decent enough. I guess. At first glance it looks good. Then again, I do not have anything to compare it to.
Speaking of which, could someone find a detailed outline of the funding allocations of the previous Minister for comparison to Mr. Goodyear's? That might be interesting.
Regarding this...
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On Tuesday, Mr. Goodyear said twice during the CTV interview that he did believe in evolution.
“We are evolving every year, every decade. That's a fact, whether it is to the intensity of the sun, whether it is to, as a chiropractor, walking on cement versus anything else, whether it is running shoes or high heels, of course we are evolving to our environment. But that's not relevant and that is why I refused to answer the question. The interview was about our science and tech strategy, which is strong.”
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...I'm a bit worried. It is hard to know for sure, but he seems to imply a belief in so-called "microevolution" and disbelief in "macroevolution", which is a fallacy (and arguably problematic for someone of his position)
if true. I don't want to speak for him hear and I'm certainly not trying to defame him or put words in his mouth, but what he has said to this point could suggest that this is the case. Even though I'm not an atheist, I found
this article quite interesting.
It is difficult to take a purely adaptation-oriented view on this subject. I don't mind if people have difficulty with evolution and all it's ramifications, but I'll be the first to admit that scientifically, it is where we're at. It is where the evidence points.
Everybody comes to their job with biases, so I'm not sure how fair it is to tar and feather Mr. Goodyear for this particular belief even yet (not that anyone has done that either). Give me a policy misstep stemming from a weird stance on an issue such as this, and I'd be for a review and possible dismissal.