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Canada faces science muzzling probe
2013-04-02 19:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Canada's Information Commission is to investigate claims that the government is "muzzling" its scientists. The move is in response to a complaint filed by academics and a campaign group. BBC News reported last year instances of the government blocking requests by journalists to interview scientists. Some scientists alleged that the muzzling could help suppress environmental concerns about government policies. The former president of the Canadian Science Writers' Association, Veronique...
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