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Slashdot points us to a disturbing report from Canada, about a scientist to have received something of a gag order on their research appears to be depleted salmon stocks. I must admit that the article in the Vancouver Sun is not particularly clear at all why the scientists themselves can 't just speak. I 'ma little bit about how Canadian laws on this work confused, but apparently there' sa Privy Council Office, the power, the scientists, Kristi Miller, from talking about their research block has:

The documents show the major media were soon standing in line to speak with Miller, but said the State Office no to the interviews.

The Privy Council Office also nixed a fisheries agreement Department press release about Miller 's study, said the "was not very good, focused to die for salmon and not on the new science aspect" received for documents Postmedia news at the Access to Information Act.

Miller is still not allowed to speak publicly about their discovery, and the State Council Office and Department of Fisheries to defend, as it has been silenced.

What I don 't understand - and perhaps in some Canadian jurists could jump in and explain - is how this particular office can speak from Miller himself to avoid even though the' s clearly the implication of the article. The reasoning of the Privy Council Office and the Department of Fisheries given doesn 't make much sense either:

The Privy Council Office and the Department of Fisheries, said Miller was not allowed to create their work because of the Cohen Commission, a judicial investigation of the Prime Minister to discuss reductions in the famous Fraser River sockeye view. She is expected to appear before the Commission in late August.

But how would reporting the actual results of a study relevant to the Commission be a problem? That part isn't clearly explained either, leading to the obvious implication that the government simply doesn't likeWhat 's in the report, and would prefer that it not be discussed. Of course, if the goal was ... It seems to have gone off the back.

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