Globe and Mail: Harper government gives science a raw deal, journal Nature says

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One of the world's most respected journals has dealt a strong blow to Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the Conservative government's “manifest disregard for science.”

In a strongly worded editorial, entitled Science in Retreat and published in Thursday's issue, the British journal Nature wrote that while Canada's researchers consistently rank among the world's finest, the same cannot be said for the federal government's position on science and research.

“Science has long faced an uphill battle for recognition in Canada, but the slope became steeper when the Conservative government was elected in 2006,” the editorial says.

It goes on to list the Conservatives' skepticism on the science of climate change and its retreat from Canada's Kyoto commitment.

In particular, the editorial lambastes the government's decision....

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