Government scientists
A word of advice for newly un-muzzled federal scientists
If government science becomes a political football, ministers’ demand for science advice, and the need for government scientists, will decline.
Federal scientists should be allowed to speak up
Interesting story from Postmedia’s Margaret Munro this morning on how the Conservatives have moved to tighten control on what scientists in the federal government’s employ can say to reporters. She offers the comical example of how the new rules, which apparently went into force last March for Natural Resources Canada researchers, limited one scientist’s ability to chat with the media about floods that occurred 13,000 years ago.