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This article appears in the Lancet, an important medical research journal. In addition to muzzling its scientists, the Government ~ eliminated Statistics Canadas long-form census (a key source of data on vulnerable groups), ~ defunded the First Nations Statistical Institute, ~ shied from adequately measuring toxic air pollutants, and ~ engaged the Canadian Security Intelligence Service and Royal Canadian Mounted Police to monitor Aboriginal activists and environmental groups, subsequently sharing this information with industry stakeholders... Revelations in January 2014, that the watchdog body mandated to oversee these agencies is led by lobbyists for the resource industries have startled even the most seasoned observers... Previously a leader in freedom of information, Canada is frequently cited for its decline in openness, most recently by the Center for Law and Democracy, in co-operation with the Madrid-based Access Info Europe, which ranked it 55th of 93 countries, down from 40th... The Lancet Global Health, Volume 2, Issue 5, Pages e264 - e265, May 2014 doi:10.1016/S2214-109X(14)70199-8 thelancet/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X%2814%2970199-8/fulltext
Posted on: Tue, 06 May 2014 13:18:20 +0000

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