A federal agency that oversees scientific research in polar areas, including work on climate change, has been left leaderless for more than two years by the Harper government.

The Canadian Polar Commission has operated without a board of directors since the fall of 2008. It was created by the Mulroney government in 1991 to "monitor, promote, and disseminate knowledge about the polar regions to Canadians and internationally." It has an annual budget of $1-million.

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