Organization: Evidence for Democracy

Policies would prevent future science muzzling

The new Liberal government has taken steps to unmuzzle scientists, but two groups want it to go further by including scientific integrity provisions in collective bargaining agreements and formal policies at science-based departments. In a March 9 open letter to government, the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada and Evidence for Democracy say…

Trillium Foundation supports Evidence for Democracy

Evidence for Democracy (E4D) has received a $96,000 grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation to support its non-partisan work advocating the use of science and evidence-based decision-making in public policy. The funding will allow E4D to build capacity for its education, monitoring and outreach campaigns by supporting scientists and experts in their engagement with the…