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<font face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">Dear
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;
font-size: 16px; ">The federal government is in the process
of destroying basic science in Canada. To give just a few
examples, as of now, the National Research Council is to
serve as the concierge for industry. According to its
current head John MacDougal, “scientific discovery is not
valuable unless it has commercial value.” The Department of
Fisheries and Oceans not only screens every article </span><span
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font-size: 16px; "><u>before</u></span><span
class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;
font-size: 16px; "> it can be submitted for peer review, but
can also pull articles</span><span class="Apple-style-span"
style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; "><u> after</u></span><span
class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;
font-size: 16px; "> they have successfully passed peer
review. Employees of Libraries and Archives Canada and of
Statistics Canada had a Code of Conduct imposed on them that
requires them to “show loyalty” to the elected government
and prohibits them from criticizing the government on </span><span
class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;
font-size: 16px; "><u>and off</u></span><span
class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;
font-size: 16px; "> work. The interesting thing is that the
Codes of Conduct are not publicly available. (If you go to
our website and check the timeline under January 2013, you
will find a hyperlink to a leaked copy of the document.)</span></div>
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We are a new organization, born of the anguish of
watching how our government scientists are muzzled,
data collection is undermined (the abolition of the
long census form being the most extreme example),
world-class research facilities are closed in the
name of saving money, media and public access to
government scientists is severely impeded, access of
government scientists to other scientists is
restricted.<br>
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Our mandate is:<br>
<b>To advocate for the free conduct, communication,
publication, and archiving of research and to
resist the muzzling of science and of scientists.<br>
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</b>We are planning a series of events that will
draw public attention to what is happening. What we
present will be based on careful research, and will
be conveyed through the medium of various arts,
including theatre, music, multi-media presentations,
and so on. We will share the research on which the
dramatizations are based on our website: <a
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href="http://scientistsfortherighttoknow.wildapricot.org/">http://scientistsfortherighttoknow.wildapricot.org</a></span></font><span
style="font-size: 12pt; "><font face="Times New Roman"> <<a
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href="http://scientistsfortherighttoknow.wildapricot.org/">http://scientistsfortherighttoknow.wildapricot.org</a>> <br>
</font><font face="Arial">In order to do all of this
we need funds. One hundred paid up members paying
$50 each will give us $5,000, two hundred members
will give us $10,000 – enough to organize a number
of events.<br>
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As a member, you will of course be informed of any
event we organize. You will also receive electronic
copies of any background research we produce, and
any products that come out of events that can be
distributed electronically. <br>
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Our MEMBERSHIP fees are as follows:<br>
Individuals: <span
class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "></span>$50.-<br>
Organizations: <span
class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "></span>$100.-<br>
Sustaining memberships: $200.-<br>
Student/unwaged: <span
class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "></span>$10.-<br>
and we accept donations in any amount!<br>
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Payment can be made either by cheque or by PayPal.
If you choose to pay by cheque, please make it out
to Scientists for the Right to Know and mail to our
Treasurer, Phyllis Creighton, 12 Glenview Ave,
Toronto, ON M4R 1P6. If you choose this avenue,
please include your e-mail so that we can enter you
into our database and you will receive periodic (but
not too frequent) updates.<br>
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Alternatively, you can pay electronically via
PayPal. Go to our website (which is still in the
process of being constructed) at <b><a
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href="http://scientistsfortherighttoknow.wildapricot.org/">http://scientistsfortherighttoknow.wildapricot.org</a></b></font><font
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href="http://scientistsfortherighttoknow.wildapricot.org/">http://scientistsfortherighttoknow.wildapricot.org</a>> </font><font
face="Arial">and click on “join us”. You do not need
to be a member of PayPal in order to use this means.<br>
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We look forward to welcoming you as a member.<br>
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Thank you!<br>
Margrit Eichler <br>
President, Scientists for the Right to Know</font></span></p>
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