The Harper years were characterized by a sustained war on science, as documented by science librarian John Dupuis and Calgary writer Chris Turner, among others.
So when Justin Trudeau’s Liberals won a majority government in last fall’s federal election, some commentators suggested that Canadians weren’t necessarily drawn to the Liberal platform, but were so fed up with the Conservative government that they voted for “anyone but Harper.”
The Harper legacy that Trudeau inherited was a troubling one.
It included muzzling of government scientists and cuts to key government-based science-related positions and programs such as the National Science Advisor and (Read more…) Advisory Council on Science and Technology — to name just a few.