Nine years of censorship - Nature

Canadian scientists are now allowed to speak out about their work — and the government policy that had restricted communications. Early one Thursday morning last November, Kristi Miller-Saunders was surprised to receive a visit from her manager. Miller-Saunders, a molecular geneticist at the Canadian fisheries agency, had her reasons to worry about attention from above. On numerous occasions over

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The Harper administration restricted the opportunity scientists can talk to media. The media could apply for approval, which took months. Scientists were frustrated and many moved to other countries.