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The limits to freedom of speech by public employees deserves a debate of it=
s
own. However, I am really happy with how such folks (and their nearest and=
dearest) are opening up publicly since Oct. 19.
I speculate that Tony Turner (he of =93Harperman=94 fame) felt a collision
happen between his professional =93ethics=94 and his personal ethics and fe=
lt
obliged to listen to his still, small voice. Good for him, to put it
mildly.
Sometimes in the course of work, we run into issues where discretion is
usually the better part of valour, and others where we have to decide
whether a difficult choice amounts to laudable whistle-blowing or less
laudable trouble-making. The definitive text hasn=92t been written on that=
,
yet, and probably never will be. Each of us needs omniscience to know what=
to do, every time.
As an example, I have the feeling that Edgar Snowden was a well-intentioned=
,
na=EFve whistle-blower (who still went too far, under the circumstances), b=
ut
that Julian Assange has been a less laudable deliberate trouble-maker.
Here endeth the philosophical rambling, for now!
From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca]
On Behalf Of Paul Ruggles
Sent: February 7, 2016 10:19 AM
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] re no-go! for Never Forgotten Mother Canada Memoria=
l
Be careful Donna. "I know of what I speak."
Paul.
On 2016-02-07, at 9:25 AM, Donna Crossland wrote:
It is good to point this out, John.
The voice of the biologist/ecologist has been muted under some new policies=
and =91rules=92. Perhaps the present government will turn this around. Th=
ere
were those who spoke out from the safety of retirement; some who had
occupied very high places within the organization. There was a letter
signed by several of them. Additionally, there are these utube videos
(links below). They =91say it all=92. I trained as a Park Warden with K=
evin
Van Tigum back in 1993 in Jasper; a very gifted man and excellent
naturalist, too. (Back then I was adamant to find during my spare time th=
e
=93dipper bird=94 that I=92d seen on a documentary. Kevin took on the task=
and
hosted an unforgettable western birding experience.)
Those of us who are still in the system have been warned to be careful.
Sending this email is questionable. Maybe things will change now, but
Canadians need to remain vigilant on how THEIR national parks are run, and
speak out when they feel the mandate is being ignored.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DtGmlqGPMQ_k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D1qZFT9D8Vpk
From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca]
On Behalf Of John and Nhung
Sent: February-06-16 7:56 PM
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: RE: [NatureNS] re no-go! for Never Forgotten Mother Canada Memoria=
l
That is what needs to be said, and what troubles me is that this has not
been invoked as a reason for stepping back from the project.
If someone in authority doesn=92t explicitly point out the conflict with th=
e
mandate, it=92ll happen again.
From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca]
On Behalf Of Donna Crossland
Sent: February 6, 2016 7:32 PM
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: RE: [NatureNS] re no-go! for Never Forgotten Mother Canada Memoria=
l
It was a huge departure from the Parks Canada mandate. I was beginning to
think that we=92d completely lost our way... Great news!!
From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca]
On Behalf Of Jim Wolford
Sent: February-05-16 5:52 PM
To: naturens
Subject: [NatureNS] re no-go! for Never Forgotten Mother Canada Memorial
I was obviously to busy reading and writing about eagles to have seen the
naturens dialogue today on this. I have been against this from the get-go
on account of the proposed location plus the size and garishness of the
whole idea. Thanks for everyone=92s comments.
Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.
On Feb 5, 2016, at 5:35 PM, Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> wrote:
Thanks, Dave, for bringing this up. I have very good news. I heard on the=
1 p.m. CBC Radio news that Parks Canada has apparently completed their
review of the proposed project, determined that there were just too many
important questions about it, and that this project will not go ahead on an=
y
Parks Canada land. Hooray!
Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.
Begin forwarded message:
From: David & Alison Webster <dwebster@glinx.com>
Subject: [NatureNS] Mother Canada
Date: February 5, 2016 at 5:07:45 PM AST
To: NatureNS@chebucto.ns.ca
Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Dear All,
This is a bit removed from Natural History but I have problems with any
veterans' memorial statue being erected while more than 2000 veterans are
homeless in Canada; the triumph of image and hypocrisy over genuine
substance.
Yt, DW
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