On what we're concerned about, first of all, we think that universities are public institutions with a great deal of public funding, and the work that's being done there is in the public interest. People who are working in that field need to be afforded the same kind of protection from reprisals as public servants under the act. Currently there are certainly mechanisms for making complaints, both at the university level and at the granting agency level, but we don't feel there's enough teeth there to really provide students and researchers the opportunity to come forward.
On May 29th, 2006. See this statement in context.