Dear fellow Canadians, even the rest of the world knows we are being censored. Lou
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Canada bans government meteorologists from talking about climate change | Mail Online.
Jun 4th 2014
- Meteorologists with the Canadian government aren’t allowed to speak publicly about climate change
- A spokesperson said the policy is because meteorologists are not climate experts
- Other federal scientists must seek permission to speak to media
- The measures are part of Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Communication Protocol
- Critics say Harper is trying to muzzle experts
- The federal Environment Canada agency says there has been an 80 per cent reduction in media coverage of climate change in Canada
- A study by the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada reports that 90 per cent of federal scientists feel they are not allowed to speak freely about their work
- Eighty-six per cent feel they would face censure for doing so – even if it was for the benefit of the public
Meteorologists working for the Canadian government’s weather and meteorological body Environment Canada have been forbidden from publicly discussing climate change.
A government spokesperson said this week that the policy exists because its meteorologists aren’t qualified to answer questions related to climate change.
The policy is part of a government-wide Communications Protocol introduced in August 2006, soon after Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Conservative party came to power.
Off limits: Meteorologists with the Canadian government are not permitted to publicly discuss climate change
‘Environment Canada scientists speak to their area of expertise. For example, our Weather Preparedness Meteorologists are experts in their field of severe weather and speak to this subject,’ government spokesperson Mark Johnson wrote in an email to journalist Mike De Souza.
‘Questions about climate change or long-term trends would be directed to a climatologist or other applicable authority.’
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Canada bans government meteorologists from talking about climate change | Mail Online.
