Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister has claimed that science and evidence must always underpin the decisions made by any government.
However, evidence acquired by BCWF's Jesse Zeman shows that the DFO assistant deputy minister's office altered a key scientific report to downplay the threats to endangered steelhead. Even DFO scientist Sean MacConnachie warned that this interference “continues to compromise the scientific integrity of the process”.
How can the government say its decisions are based on science when it so clearly undermines science when making these decisions?