A column trashing evangelicals in Canada's national newspaper, The Globe & Mail is evidence the writer's research is short on information, misguided by another's bias and superficial in its analysis. The author pulled in Canadian Prime Minister Harper with accusations that he is not sufficiently supporting public science because of his church affiliation with an evangelical protestant denomination.
Evangelical protestants are found in all sectors of Canadian society – teachers, doctors, even scientists, to name just a few. The views of Canadian evangelicals cut a wide swath across the political spectrum. In late 1990s, more voted federally for the Liberals than Conservatives. However, after the scorning of Prime Minister Chretien's government in regard to matters of faith the Liberals moved progressively to a close third, behind the socialist NDP party, in evangelical voter support. But over science? Hardly.
