Here’s your Canadian Atheist Weekly Update for 12-Aug-2017 to 18-Aug-2017.
Tag Archives: evidence-based governance
Why the government isn’t doing polls anymore
I stumbled across this fascinating, short video by Shachi Kurl, talking about the government and polling.
True North Smart and Free
Just in time for the anticipated announcement of an October federal election, Evidence for Democracy has launched True North Smart and Free: a new website with a series of short, engaging, shareable stories that documents changes to how science is collected, communicated, and used in federal policy decision-making and what this … Continue reading
Public Lecture: Governing in the Dark: Evidence, Accountability and the Future of Canadian Science
For those of you who have been following the current situation with science research programs in Canada being shut down and data being lost (see Fifth Estate Documentary, Silence of the Labs), you may be interested in the live streamed March 5th public lecture at Dalhousie University with Dr. Scott Findlay. … Continue reading