AIDS and AIDS research, and Canadian politics

[Guest]

If you insist upon spending time and energy tracking down stories to “SENSATIONALIZE” in this forum why not put that same effort into doing something of substance which could be of much more significance to all Canadians such as the Harper Government’s disdain of truth, science, and scientists in general, and this administrations willingness to destroy the reputation of one of the worlds leading laboratories, the Canadian Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg.


This lab, and it’s most recent leader, Dr. Frank Plummer are both world renowned particularly for their work on HIV in Africa. This work on HIV alone makes this lab of great significance to this particular community. Here’s some reading highlight the current situation.

http://metronews.ca/news/winnipeg/99...aids-research/
http://globalnews.ca/news/1300589/se...es-scientists/
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/loc...257456361.html
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2...ab_leader.html
http://www.ctvnews.ca/health/health-...ader-1.1799008

Our present government seems bent on putting a political person or civil servant in charge of this world renowned laboratory, rather than a respected scientist who could provide logical direction for such a world-class facility of this kind.

A couple of very recent examples of similar irresponsible actions by our government in relation to knowledge were the abandonment of decades of research on fallout at the Experimental Lakes project North of Thunder Bay to save a measly 2 million and just last week the abandonment of decades of research into the Hump-Back Whale Study, most likely simply to facilitate getting the crude oil pipeline to the Pacific Coast - or in other words, screw the science, screw the whales, and screw the West Coast environment, just get that oil on it‘s way to Asia to make the business community more happy (wealthy)!

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[candyhilton]

speaking of Aids and HIV, don't Johns ever wonder if the shemale canada gals are positive?

I've heard (without naming names) that certain girls have it and dont even advertise it on their profile.. which leads me to believe... do they even tell the John... prob not

[toban]

Update on National Microbiology Lab. in Manitoba

The Manitoba lab story was updated yesterday and as expected there's still no action from Ottawa. Here's the latest on the search for a new director!
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opi...257622401.html