> Do you remember when the Canadian Health Minister said people should ignore any information that isn't coming directly from the government?
On that environment, with several groups spreading lies everywhere, and with a public health issue that couldn't possibly turn into a political hot topic, that statement made a lot of sense. That is not suppression of scientific speech. (Suppression of scientific speed happened a lot less than popular press manipulation. Still happened, though.)
Personally, I am much more afraid about how people managed to turn covid into a political hot topic.
There was suppression of speech as well. For example, doctors were fired for publicly stating facts backed by research that turned iut to be more accurate than the offivial narrative.
On that environment, with several groups spreading lies everywhere, and with a public health issue that couldn't possibly turn into a political hot topic, that statement made a lot of sense. That is not suppression of scientific speech. (Suppression of scientific speed happened a lot less than popular press manipulation. Still happened, though.)
Personally, I am much more afraid about how people managed to turn covid into a political hot topic.