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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Oops, here is it courtesy of Marcel<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Viorel D. Popescu, PhD<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Assistant Professor of Conservation Biology<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Ohio University, Biological Sciences<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.vioreldpopescu.com"><span style="color:#0563C1">www.vioreldpopescu.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">@vioreldpopescu<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Weigand, Marcel <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 14, 2017 12:45 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Popescu, Viorel <popescu@ohio.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Ocees] Hard lessons from 'muzzling' of scientists in Canada under PM Harper<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/14/opinion/when-canadian-scientists-were-muzzled-by-their-government.html?_r=0" id="LPlnk926908">https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/14/opinion/when-canadian-scientists-were-muzzled-by-their-government.html?_r=0</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Canadian Scientists Were Muzzled by Their Government</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:15.0pt;line-height:15.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#666666">American scientists should learn from their northern neighbors. Reject interference. Stay vigilant. Stay scientists.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Marcel Weigand<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Department of Biological Sciences<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Ohio University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">From:</span></b><span style="color:black"> OCEES <<a href="mailto:ocees-bounces@listserv.ohio.edu">ocees-bounces@listserv.ohio.edu</a>> on behalf of Popescu, Viorel <<a href="mailto:popescu@ohio.edu">popescu@ohio.edu</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 14, 2017 4:46:06 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:ocees@listserv.ohio.edu">ocees@listserv.ohio.edu</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Ocees] Hard lessons from 'muzzling' of scientists in Canada under PM Harper</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
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<p class="MsoNormal">Fresh in NY Times from my colleague at Simon Fraser University, Dr. Wendy Palen<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">ENJOY!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Viorel D. Popescu, PhD<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Assistant Professor of Conservation Biology<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Ohio University, Biological Sciences<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.vioreldpopescu.com">www.vioreldpopescu.com</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">@vioreldpopescu<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.ohio.edu/sustainability-theme">www.ohio.edu/sustainability-theme</a>
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