"Stand Up for Science rallies target federal government"

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Stand Up for Science rallies target federal government

at CBC News

http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/stand-up-for-science-rallies-target-federal-government-1.1855977

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Canadian scientists and their supporters held demonstrations across the country Monday, calling on the federal government to stop cutting scientific research and muzzling scientists.

“Stand Up for Science” events were held in 17 cities by the non-profit science advocacy group Evidence for Democracy.

“Scientists would rather be doing research than rallying, but many of us are concerned about the health of public science, and feel that Canadians should understand these concerns,” said Scott Findlay, a co-founder of Evidence of Democracy and a professor of biology at the University of Ottawa, in a statement.

“The Canadian standard of living is, in large measure, a result of scientific discovery and technological innovation. So every Canadian has a vested interest in the health of public science, and the use of scientific evidence to protect and sustain the values we hold.”


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1. We desperately need something like this in the USA

rather than magnets "proving" same-sex marriage is wrong.

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2. Unfortunately the Conservatives in power in Ottawa have been copying the USA

and getting out of funding science. Why? My best guess is to get rid of information that might cause regulations and to put all the best research in the hands of corporations. Why? That I don't have an answer for. Why do the Kochs need to be richer? Why? Why? Why? There is no benefit for humanity for the rich to be richer. Only if the poor get richer is there value in that.