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Originally Posted by blueski
As much as I can't stand the liberals, this right here is what makes me able to be happy that they are in. How on earth were most of us not marching in the streets over this move by Harper? Still shocking to me that this happened in Canada.
"We [are now] free to speak to the press without contacting media relations," she said. "And in fact we are encouraged to get back to them quickly."
"It's a far cry from 2011, when Miller was shocked to find herself prevented from discussing her research into the 2009 Fraser River sockeye salmon collapse following its publication in Science magazine.
"I was told at the time that the problem with the study was that it was talking about dying salmon, and that wasn't a positive news story," Miller said.
She eventually discovered that the decision to stop her talking came from the top — directly from the prime minister's office. She was only allowed to talk publicly about her work in response to questions while testifying at the Cohen Commission Inquiry."
http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/b...zled-1.3308549 |
Canada the most free country in the world under Harper my butt...Freaking scientists had to get permission from the government before they could talk to the media. What a joke!
http://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada...cid=spartandhp