The significance of recent cuts to environmental research and monitoring was not lost on our European counterparts. Even in the midst of an economic upheaval Europeans noticed our national funding cuts and the Guardian wrote a scathing article about Canada’s moral compass and decision to cut key environmental funds but in the same breath drop more than 60 billion dollars on military equipment. The Guardian reporter Leahy specifically noted the funding cut to the Canadian Environmental Network and the impact that will have on two-way communication between the public and federal government. The importance of the CEN as a communication conduit is reflected in the ENGO letter of support written on November 10th with four and a half pages of signatories. Minister Kent’s lack luster response to this letter requesting CEN funding reinstatement showed only the federal government interests in a one way communication system. PDF version of both letters are downloadable below.

Click here to read the Guardian Article “Canada Cuts Environmental Spending”

The letter of support for the Canadian Environmental Network to Peter Kent in response to RCEN’s funding cut – PDF is downloadable below.