B.C. Government Scientists Say Staff Cutbacks, Outsourcing and Political Interference Threaten Public Health and Safety
Contracting out scientific work to non-government professionals, while cutting back on ministry scientists and experts,...
Trudeau Promised To Bring Us Out of Canada’s Anti-Science Era, But We’re Not There Yet
The Harper years were characterized by a sustained war on science, as documented by science...
Federal Scientists Officially Unmuzzled in New Collective Agreement with Federal Government
Canada’s federal scientists have won the right to speak freely about their research and science...
Canada’s Unmuzzled Scientists Call for Protection From Future Muzzling
It already feels like a long time ago. Remember way, way back when Canada’s...
Silencing Scientists Threatens Evidence-based Decision Making
This is a guest post by Michael Rennie, assistant professor at Lakehead University and former...
Kitimat Residents ‘Muzzled’ From Speaking Out On Rio Tinto Alcan’s Plan to Increase Air Pollution
Lis Stannus remembers how serious the problem of acid rain was in Ontario when she...
Canada Creating a ‘Death Spiral for Government Science,’ Says Newly Retired Federal Scientist
They say the truth will set you free. But sometimes all it takes is retirement....
Access Denied: Ministry of Environment Vetoes Interview Request on Oilsands Toxins in Animals
Documents obtained by DeSmog Canada reveal that Canada’s Ministry of Environment vetoed an interview request...
Hundreds of World’s Scientists Ask Stephen Harper to Return Freedom to Science in Canada
In an open letter published Monday more than 800 scientists are asking Prime Minister Stephen...
