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Title: The Harper Conservatives and the gutting of Canadian sciences
Written By: NAUWATCH
Date: Friday, June 17 at 09:51
By Ryan Mailloux
The word science is derived from the Latin word "scientia," meaning knowledge. The acquisition of knowledge is one of the main driving forces of our society. Through basic research or "pure" science, we can acquire the knowledge necessary to understand the fundamental principles that govern our universe. Basic research then forms the foundation of applied research, since understanding the fundamentals accrued by "pure" science are used at the industrial level to generate products.
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[RickW]

Big Pharma has decided to get out of R&D, preferring to buy patents and re-jig them - because I suppose, it has decided that enough drugs have been invented, and the patent offices can be closed now.

Say, wasn't there a motion or suggestion to close the US patent office about 100 years ago - because everything useful had already been invented?

Because Harper wants to bring back to the "golden days of yesteryear" (sorry Lone Ranger!) where men were men and women were chained to the kitchen stove, it wouldn't be too much of a stretch for him to de-fund R&D.

[redhatmamma]

Gawd... really - where exactly has Mr. Harper said or done anything that indicates he wants to keep men and women chained to the kitchen stove - gimme a break.

There are going to be cuts many we won't like, this is one of them.

[RickW]

Gawd - really - where IS your vision? Obviously you are not cognizant of the term "satire".

For your edification, Harper is a proponent of repression. And he is a recidivist. Put the two together, lad.

http://www.alternet.org/story/151264/wh ... &rd=1&t=12

[dh13]

They have a war on life;

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/pol ... le1677632/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4l79ES2yLg

http://www.veteranstoday.com/2011/04/25 ... leblowers/

http://grandinite.blogspot.com/2005/04/ ... rberg.html

http://www.straight.com/article-407271/ ... tern-media

http://www.veteranstoday.com/2011/07/30 ... ns-did-it/ (check out the videos)

http://www.jewsagainstzionism.com/index.cfm

http://forum.prisonplanet.com/index.php ... 485.0;wap2