On Tuesday, July 10, hundreds of scientists dressed in white lab coats protested on Parliament Hill against federal budget cuts to science and environmental monitoring.

Scientists and their supporters carried “clever” signs and coffins painted black that represented “the body of evidence,” according to the CBC. Eulogies were given to mourn “the loss of evidence” and the closure of key research stations like the Experimental Lakes Area and the Kluane Lake research station.

In response, government spokespeople kept on point, telling reporters that basically everything was fine and dandy and that these eggheads scientists were just raising a ruckus for no good reason. Conservative MP Michelle Rempel, parliamentary secretary to Environment Minister Peter Kent, even told the CBC that “We’re very proud of our track record in this regard and we’re proud to stand up for it.”

This should of course come as no surprise to anyone, really. They ought to be proud. They’ve made their position loud and clear for years, and they are clearly sticking to it.

Here at the Albatross, we’ve documented a little bit of the Conservatives’ extremely successful War on the Environment, and they’ve only been ramping it up of late.

What should really come to no surprise to these scientists is that the government could give two-shits less if they hold a hundred silly protests, write a thousand clever signs, or build a million coffins signifying whatever the fuck it is they’re supposed to signify. The Conservative government has made it clear that they don’t give a flying fuck about science, the environment, or much less protesters.

These science types are just lucky none of them thought it would make a huge splash with government policy makers to wear their fancy ventilation masks and safety specs to the protest, or else they’d really be crying a fucking polluted river… for years and from behind bars.

CBC Newsdeathofevidence.ca