During the pandemic, it was common for politicians to explain their COVID-19 policies by saying they were ‘just following the science.’ Such claims can be misleading about both science and government.
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Danielle Smith’s win in the UCP leadership race follows the populist playbook. Will her time in office be a brief interlude, or the start of a significant challenge to national unity?
Many countries are winding back COVID-19 restrictions, but governments should be continuing to promote the importance of voluntary mask use and catching up outdoors.
Canada’s international reputation as a relatively peaceful country is at odds with the noisy protests by people opposed to measures aimed at preventing COVID-19.
Canada’s ‘us against them’ COVID-19 strategy is amplifying social division, creating major psychosocial impacts, and has resulted in a significant decrease in trust toward authorities.
In most countries, ignorance about how to use evidence properly to inform decision-making has led to missteps during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here’s how to do better.
Most Canadians support government measures to help control the spread of COVID-19, according to a public opinion study. But they’re growing weary of the pandemic.
Our society has never explicitly debated whether the health-care industry is more important than other critical sectors, like education, as governments impose lockdowns.
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Professor and Canada Research Chair in Evidence-Support Systems, McMaster University
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Professor of Political Science, Carleton University
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Professor of Political Science, University of Calgary
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Associate professor, School of applied politics, Scientific codirector, CIDIS (Centre interdisciplinaire de développement international en santé), Université de Sherbrooke
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Full Professor, Faculties of Social Sciences and Medicine; Senior Investigator, Global Strategy Lab, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Research Director - Public Health Institutions, Global Strategy Lab, York University, Canada
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Professor, School of Population Health, UNSW
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PhD Candidate, Political Science, Simon Fraser University
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Associate Professor of Management, York University, Canada
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Professeur associé, Faculté de médecine et des sciences de la santé, Université de Sherbrooke
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Associate Professor, Faculty of medicine and health sciences, Université de Sherbrooke
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Associate Professor, Political Science, McMaster University