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How science helped to swing the Canadian election
2015-10-21 13:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: There was a palpable outpouring of relief from Canadian scientists as the Liberal Party won a majority on Monday night, bringing to an end nine years of escalating hostility by the Harper government towards its own research base. Drastic cuts to funding and constraints on scientific freedom have significantly damaged Canadian research and its capacity to develop science-based public health and environmental policies. Harpers assault on science was extensive: with government scientists censored,...
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