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Ottawa’s media rules muzzling federal scientists, say observers
The Harper government has tightened the muzzle on federal scientists, going so far as to control when and what they can say about floods at the end of the last ice age.
Natural Resources Canada scientists were told this spring they need “pre-approval” from Minister Christian Paradis’ office to speak with national and international journalists. Their “media lines” also need ministerial approval, say documents obtained by Postmedia News through access-to-information legislation.
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http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Ott...002/story.html
As bad as this sounds, I could see where the Government is coming from in that they probably don't want Federal scientists to release unvetted results as they could be misconstrued as representing the stance of the Feds, which might not be the case.