Alexandra Morton, noted author and scientist who has studied the language of whales, and also an independent researcher on the effects of net pen aquaculture in British Columbia, came to Port Townsend on Sunday for a showing of the film, “Salmon Confidential”. The film is a documentary on the growing controversy over the apparent governmental cover up of diseases in net pen aquaculture in British Columbia waters. It features Dr. Morton and her role in the controversy.
Ms. Morton, was present to answer questions that were raised by the full house after seeing the film, and also to update them on what has happened since the film was made. The unfortunate answer is that the situation has gotten worse since then, not better.
You can see the film online by going to the site, http://www.salmonaresacred.org, and following the link to Vimeo. While there, please feel free to click over to the Paypal page and donate Ms. Morton’s cause. She receives no funding from any government or grant. All her work is done with small donations.
You can also see the video of the question and answers, along with short talks by Commissioner Phil Johnson, Connie Gallant and Linda Sutton, all people who were instrumental in bringing Ms. Alexandra to town, and are leaders in the fight to stop net pens from entering Jefferson County waters.
I will be posting the video in the next few days.
The MP3 of the same video, is found at
https://soundcloud.com/mountainstone/alexandra-morton-in-ports
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Well, I got my facts straight and she is most certainly not a Dr. And in fact she has had the honorary doctorate taken away as a result of her ongoing insistence that it be used in official capacities such as the Cohen Commission. In a statement from SFU which was the institution responsible for honorary degree:
“SFU honorary degree recipients (HDRs) are addressed as “Doctor/Dr.” in all correspondence from the university and while at SFU events or on campus. However, it is not [emphasis ours] correct for HDRs to refer to themselves as Dr., nor should they use the title on business cards or in correspondence. However, the recipient is entitled to use the degree title behind their name, for example: John Doe, LL.D. (Hon.)”
“Skye”, as mentioned, it was my writing that put the Dr. into the article, not her. As I mentioned to you in July, when you last commented on this, She is an honorary doctor. I asked you back in July to supply a reference to your claim that she was “stripped” of the honorary degree. In searching on the Internet there were no references to that in July.
Now that I understand the use of the honorary, I won’t be adding it to her title if I ever do an article on her again. However, it does not diminish the scope of her work, which has been recognized by many around the world as extremely valuable research. Just because there are elements inside the Canadian government that are actively working to destroy anyone coming forward with research that counters the industry demands, it does not mean that her work is any the less valuable.
You should step out from behind your mask and let us know that you aren’t just a PR shill for the net pen industry. You appear to use different email aliases to hide your credentials for attacking her. Now I’ll ask you a question, “Can you prove to us that you are not getting paid to attack Alexandra Morton?”
She is NOT a Doctor….never has been. She was given an ‘Honourary Degree’ form SFU and since she has been stripped of it. In fact, the University was asked about her using ‘Dr.’ in front of her name and there response was “it is highly unusual for someone to do so and we reccomend against it as the person in receipt of an honourary degree is by no means a licensed Doctor”
You say she is not a PhD, and that SFU has stripped her of her award. I can find *no* reference to her being stripped of her 2010 PhD from Simon Fraser’s web site. In fact, if you go to http://www.sfu.ca/ and search for Alexandra Morton, I see no reference to her being stripped of her PhD. Can you supply a credited reference that can validate your claim? Certainly an honorary degree does not mean someone is a licensed Doctor, but I do not believe that she has portrayed herself as one. I was the one who added the title to her name, no different than many people who are PhD’s and call themselves “Dr.” though they might be nothing more than a Dr. of Philosophy or Musicology. It does not imply a doctor of medicine, which is what you were inferring I would gather. Additionally, she has one the been a co-recipient of the Nora and Ted Sterling prize, which Simon Fraser seems to be very supportive of her recieving. Let me be clear, an honorary doctorate recognizes real world achievements that are equivalent to studying for a PhD in a field in a university. That’s why they give them out! Please get your facts in order before speaking out. Thanks.