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Canada's Science Minister

Gary Goodyear | Political News and blogs on Stephen Harper, Canadian Politics and Voting on Informed Vote | InformedVote.ca: "%u201CWe are evolving every day, every decade,%u201D he said. %u201CThat%u2019s a fact, whether it is to the intensity of the sun, whether it is to, as a chiropractor, walking on cement versus anything else, whether it is running shoes or high heels %u2013 of course we are evolving to our environment.%u201D It%u2019s a poor shame that his example isn%u2019t a correct. What he actually defined is a lifestyle adaptation rather than evolution.

Evolution involves genetic changes passed from one generation to the next. If changes aren%u2019t made to the genes, it doesn%u2019t count. I have to doubt evolution would be such a hotly contested issue if it meant deciding to wear a sweater when you feel cold."