The Death of Evidence in Canada      On July 10 in Ottawa,
something astounding happened—2,000 scientists, 2,000 Canadian
scientists protesting outside of parliament buildings, talking
about the death of evidence—another way, I guess, to say the
death of science under the Harper government.  Now joining us to
talk about why they were there and what this issue is about is
Diane Orihel. She's a PhD candidate in ecology at the University
of Alberta. She's currently leading a group called Coalition to
Save the ELA, which is a nonpartisan group of scientists and
citizens concerned about the future of Canada's Experimental
Lakes Area. And she joins us from Ottawa. Thanks for joining us,
Diane.   JAY: So what's your evidence that Prime Minister Harper
doesn't care about scientific evidence anymore? What drove you
and others like you out there?  ORIHEL: The list is a mile long,
let me tell you. Well, there's three main categories. First of
all, cuts to federal programs, federal science programs such as
the Experiment