Whistleblower Shiv Chopra remembered for 'speaking truth to power'

Shiv Chopra did not fear wading into controversy. He would do it again and again. The government scientist said it was his job to blow the whistle when the evidence showed that drugs used for animals posed a danger to the safety of Canada’s food system.
Chopra died Sunday at the age of 84 after spending much of the past three decades in the spotlight. He was a crank to some and a hero to others.
In 1989, he sparked debate over Canada’s veterinary drug approval process after he and fe