WATERLOO — Ottawa's political interference in science hurts Canadians in a lot of ways — from affecting municipal planning decisions to jeopardizing big scientific breakthroughs, according to the lobby group for the country's academic researchers.
The Canadian Association of University Teachers launched a series of town halls called Get Science Right Tuesday at the Waterloo Public Library's main branch, the first salvo in an effort to alert Canadians to what they say is an alarming trend in science policy.
