All politics, no science, for Harper
Author: Carol Goar
Newspaper: The Toronto Star
Date: February 11, 2008
Subject of Article: Science in the Government
Thesis: The Conservative Party has eliminated the National Science Advisor position in Parliament, making it seem like Conservatives do not care for science.
Article: See http://www.thestar.com/comment/article/301904 for the article.
Evidence: Over the course of a few years, the government has been slowly pushing out the job, until Harper finally cleared it out for good, ridding a talented man of what he excels at. When asked about it, the Conservative Party also stumbled; “Under the science and technology strategy which this government has put forward, there is an intent to focus the science and technology strategy to harness more resources." There is not much more to say, other than that they simply do not support the idea of science being taken seriously.
Significance: We need people like Arthur Carty in our Parliament especially now, where technology is used every day! Otherwise, if there are no experienced scientists to advise decisions the government could be making to attract more interests of the people, then more votes will hardly be attained.
