Per our earlier item, the SSHRC has asked the conference organizers to supply information about alleged "changes" to the proposal, in response to the political pressures from the conservative Science Minister Goodyear (the fellow who doesn't know what evolution is). An open letter from York University law faculty to the SSHRC President recaps the latest events and the embararssment this whole episode is for Canadian higher education: Download Open Letter to SSHRC President.
UPDATE: Another good open letter from the Canadian Association of University Teachers. (Thanks to Ingo Brigandt for the pointer.)
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