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It is clear that some public trust in public health, science and government has been lost in Canada and around the world. (Shutterstock)

July 28, 2023

Inquiry must assess how Canada’s fragmented COVID‑19 response lost the public’s trust

Tania Bubela, Simon Fraser University; Kimberlyn McGrail, University of British Columbia, and Sharmistha Mishra, University of Toronto

Now is the time to learn from the COVID-19 response through an action-oriented independent inquiry focused on accountability. Reforms to data generation, access and use are essential.

The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed that the connections between science and policy need to be reconsidered. (Shutterstock)

June 30, 2021

Canadian ethicists recognize the critical importance of science and research

Judy Illes, University of British Columbia; Bartha Knoppers, McGill University; Eric M. Meslin, University of Toronto; Jennifer Chandler, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa; Ross Upshur, University of Toronto; Steven J. Hoffman, York University, Canada; Tania Bubela, Simon Fraser University, and Vardit Ravitsky, Université de Montréal

A new standing committee will ensure that Canadian federal policy is based on science. The committee should consider critical ethical thinking, scholarship and action, as well as legal frameworks and sociocultural values.

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