We deserve a government that respects scientific integrity.

The author discusses issues in the health care sector in Canada as of October 2015, particularly the need for the federal government to respect the works of the country's federal scientists. Also cited are a 2013 survey showing that 50% of scientists claim that public health and safety and environmental sustainability are compromised due to political interference with their scientific work, and the adverse effects of Prime Minister Stephen Harper's war on science. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]