By David Pugliese, Postmedia News July 28, 2010Defence Department computers in Ottawa have been used to vandalize information on a Wikipedia site critical of the Conservative government's decision to spend billions on a new stealth fight
er. Nine attempts have been made to alter the online encyclopedia's entry on the Joint Strike Fighter, including the removal of any information critical of the Harper government's plan to spend at least $16 billion on the new fighter aircraft. Defence Department computers were also used to insert insults, aimed at Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff, into the Wikipedia Joint Strike Fighter page. Ignatieff has questioned the proposed purchase.
A spokesman for Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) said the attempts to alter the Wikipedia page were not part of a concerted effort to stifle debate on the proposed JSF purchase but inappropriate use of government computers by, as yet, an unidentified individual or individuals. "It sounds to me like someone was freelancing," said Martin Champoux, DRDC's manager of public affairs. "This is not behaviour we commonly condone." He noted the government authorizes some personal use by employees on work computers but that it has to be limited and reasonable. In addition, federal employees are required by the public service code of ethics to be non-partisan.
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From: http://impolitical.blogspot.com/2010/07/jsf-hijinks-at-dnd.html
Here's one page on the F-35s with a Canada entry and the version of the page that may have been so altered as described above.
er. Nine attempts have been made to alter the online encyclopedia's entry on the Joint Strike Fighter, including the removal of any information critical of the Harper government's plan to spend at least $16 billion on the new fighter aircraft. Defence Department computers were also used to insert insults, aimed at Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff, into the Wikipedia Joint Strike Fighter page. Ignatieff has questioned the proposed purchase.
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