How Trudeau can pass the science test

By restoring the Fisheries Act to its full strength, the government can meet its own standard for scientific integrity.

The Harper government removed habitat protection from the Fisheries Act. The revision shrank the scope of the law, covering only fish that were part of 'a commercial, recreational, or aboriginal' fishery.Flickr photo by David Keep

Opinion

BY DAVID SCHINDLER, JOHN P. SMOL

June 15, 2016

A breath of fresh air spread across Canada’s scientific community in the past several months. After years of tight government restrictions and deep funding cuts, many researchers welcomed our country’s renewed commitment to scientific understanding. We have a new minister of science, and the Lib...

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