Recently Retired Federal Researcher Says Harper Conservatives ARE Muzzling Scientists ...
A retired federal researcher based in Saskatoon is going public with concerns Ottawa is muzzling scientists like her.
Marley Waiser, 59, spent more than 25 years with Environment Canada, most recently with the National Water Research Institute in Saskatoon.
She retired last year, about a year after CBC News did a story about pollution in Regina's Wascana Creek that referenced her research.
In an interview, she says she wasn't allowed to talk to a CBC reporter about that story, but now wants her voice heard.
"I was reticent to come forward for fear of losing my job, or the repercussions," she said.
Waiser wrote two scientific papers for Environment Canada that were published in 2011 that looked at chemical pollutants (such as phosporus and ammonia) and pharmaceuticals (such as trace antibiotics) in Wascana Creek.
Both kinds of pollution were found downstream of the Regina sewage treatment plant west of the city.
Waiser says when CBC contacted her to talk about the research, Environment Canada higher-ups lowered the boom.(Cont'd)...
CBC.ca
