Canada opposition boss seeks to cool budget rancor | Reuters

OTTAWA, Jan 20 (Reuters) - The leader of Canada's main opposition party said on Tuesday he is trying to cool tempers ahead of next week's federal budget but made it clear he is prepared to topple the minority Conservative government over the budget if necessary.

Liberal Party chief Michael Ignatieff also signaled he would abandon the unpopular policy of introducing a carbon tax. That idea helped push the Liberals to one of their worst ever performances in a federal election last October.

The Politics of Big Science

As the federal government has inserted itself into the sciences, the underlying principles of science research and conduct have been damaged. The conduct of science, the conduct of many scientists, and the standards of evidence in science, has declined over decades. It is not limited to the ongoing global warming scandal but certainly includes it.