{"id":8274,"date":"2015-05-19T06:37:27","date_gmt":"2015-05-19T11:37:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=8274"},"modified":"2015-05-19T06:37:27","modified_gmt":"2015-05-19T11:37:27","slug":"unions-representing-federal-scientists-protest-partisan-interference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=8274","title":{"rendered":"Unions representing federal scientists protest &#8216;partisan interference&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"story-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/politics\/unions-representing-federal-scientists-protest-partisan-interference-1.3078584\" target=\"_blank\">Unions representing federal scientists protest &#8216;partisan interference&#8217;<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Representatives from Canada&#8217;s major public sector unions, including the<strong>Public Service Alliance of Canada, the Canadian Association of Professional Employees<\/strong>\u00a0and the<strong>\u00a0Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada<\/strong>\u00a0will protest &#8220;the muzzling of Canada&#8217;s public scientists and partisan interference in the development of public science&#8221; by holding &#8220;mobilization and information activities&#8221; at Tunney&#8217;s Pasture.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/technology\/muzzling-federal-scientists-may-be-damaging-to-government-itself-1.2831576\">Muzzling federal scientists may be damaging to government itself<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/technology\/foreign-scientists-call-on-stephen-harper-to-restore-science-funding-freedom-1.2806571\">Foreign scientists call on Stephen Harper to restore science funding, freedom<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/technology\/muzzling-of-federal-scientists-widespread-survey-suggests-1.2128859\">Muzzling of federal scientists widespread, survey suggests<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/technology\/alleged-scientist-muzzling-probed-by-information-commissioner-1.1342279\">Alleged scientist muzzling probed by information commissioner<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>According to the advisory, similar events slated to take place in Montreal, Quebec City and Vancouver.<\/p>\n<p>Back on the Hill, the Commons Chamber may be shuttered for the week-long Victoria Day constituency break, but\u00a0<strong>Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>International Trade Minister Ed Fast<\/strong>\u00a0are still slated to join representatives from Canada&#8217;s beef and pork sectors in the House Foyer later this morning to take questions on the latest rejection of US meat labelling requirements by the World Trade Organization.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/business\/wto-rejects-final-u-s-appeal-on-meat-labelling-1.3078050\"><strong>WTO rejects final U.S. appeal on meat labelling<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In Toronto, meanwhile,\u00a0<strong>New Democrat Leader Tom Mulcair<\/strong>, who will join the &#8220;McGill Four&#8221; 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