Why is the Canadian gov't destroying decades worth of scientific research?

[Indy Texas]

Major collections of publicly funded research on biological, wildlife and environmental issues are being thrown away or incinerated without being backed up in digital form.

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Given the Harper government's environmental record that borders on wanton disregard, it wouldn't be surprising if this weren't a way to make it more difficult to assess the environmental effects of his government's energy policy.

[Zanas]

Same thing is about to happen with Paris' Natural History Museum... Bloody capitalists...

[Hash]

Fun (or not-so-fun) fact: 'DFO' (Department of Fisheries and Oceans) is my current employer (well, until next Friday). Depressing to see us in the news like this, but we can blame Dear Leader's anti-science crusade and dogmatic austerity.