Politics and its Discontents

While the Globe and Mail continues on its blind path of extolling the fallen (a.k.a. the Harper regime), its readers seem adamant about se...

I had a pretty busy day today attending the funeral service for the father of a good friend and former colleague, so I didn't have ti...

Those who follow the depredations of the Harper regime will know of the terrible attacks that science and research have undergone these pa...

Stephen lacks the requisite skills and temperament to succeed in any position of responsibility; recommend removal at earliest possible date...

It is surely a mark of the times in which we live that a climate of fear, suspicion and mistrust permeates the ranks of those who work for...

H/t Project Democracy

Yesterday, I posted a video of recently retired Fisheries and Oceans Canada biologist Steve Campana speaking about the sad state of moral...

This is sad beyond words. A recently retired Fisheries and Oceans Canada biologist says the muzzling of federal government scientists is w...

This needs to be watched by all Canadians concerned about our country's future. Please circulate widely: H/t Operation Maple

Keep spreading the word, brothers and sisters: H/t Michael Nabert

In my morning post , I reprinted the following letter from The Toronto Star: With Stephen Harper’s Conservatives intent to push science bac...

H/t The Toronto Star Well, it is good to know that Star letter-writers have lost none of their edge over the holiday season. Responding t...

Another acerbic commentary from Canada's conscience.

As I noted recently , we are currently receiving a free three-month subscription to the Globe, one that we will not be renewing. My last p...

Star readers weigh in with their usual perspicacity as they reflect on the message of Michael Harris' new book, Party of One: Stephen ...

It is to be hoped that the closer we move to next year's election, more and more Canadians will be wagging their fingers at Stephen Har...

Knowledge is power, and withholding knowledge is crippling. So states scientist Sarah Otto, in an op-ed piece in today's Star . Sad...

It seems like the silence over the disappearing Environment Canada committee discussed in my previous post may have had its precedent set...

It is refreshing to see that, unlike in Canada where government scientists cannot speak about climate change, American government employees...