This killing off the National Round Table on the Environment has nothing, absolutely nothing to do with cutting costs, and now we have the proof. When the University of Ottawa set up a think tank and website to preserve and make available the government funded research already done by the National Round Table, Kent ordered them to stop posting information and to hand over all online files to "his" department.
(The) the order also prevents the panel from posting a farewell message that includes praise from its former leaders, including Gov. Gen. David Johnston, who was its founding chairman.
Can't have people knowing that what was once an independent, arms-length agency produced valuable research and reports for Canadians. Hell, they probably don't even have nice glossy photos of Spiteful Steve taking credit for everything.
It wasn't enough to do a hostile take-over of the agency through legislation shoved into an attack on science, among other things, an attack disguised as an omnibus budget bill. That only allowed Kent to control current messages. No, Harper has to wipe out the history of the Round Table, wipe out its achievements, wipe out its name, and bury all past records.
Does anyone still think "Harper Canada" was a typo? More like a test run. From The Government of Canada to The Harper Government, to Harper Government to, well, lets just do it, shall we? Harper Canada.
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